The speaker of the American House is expected to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen. Wrath of the Chinese authorities: We will not stand by and watch
The President of the American House, Nancy Pelosi, expected in Taipei tomorrow evening. The next day he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen. The news was reported by the Taiwanese media Next Tv and the Chinese-language newspaper China Times. The Taiwanese presidential office and the foreign ministry have not yet confirmed the news.
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As Giuseppe Sarcina writes, the White House is still trying to persuade Nancy Pelosi not to visit the island. A few days ago, however, Joe Biden told reporters: The generals tell me it would not be a good idea right now. Pelosi arrived in Singapore today, where she met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The institutional itinerary includes stops in Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.
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The visit of Pelosi and the congressional delegation destined to provoke the wrath of Beijingwhich claims the island as an inalienable part of its territory.
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The speaker of the House had initially planned the visit to Taiwan last April, but the trip was postponed because it had tested positive for Covid-19. Beijing has threatened military countermeasures. Last Thursday, during a video call, President Xi Jinping warned Biden that China would safeguard its territorial integrity, urging not to question the strong will of 1.4 billion Chinese. Those who play with fire will get burned, Xi said.
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China promises to resort to decisive and strong measures, warning the United States that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will not stand by. We are not intimidated by China’s rhetoric about Nancy Pelosi’s mission in Asia, replies US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, speaking to Cnn. The Speaker’s trip is important and we support it, Kirby added, without however confirming the Taiwan stop.
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Meanwhile, there is a new incursion by China into Taiwan’s airspace: four J-16 fighters entered the island’s Defense Air Identification Zone, according to the Taipei National Defense Ministry. The incursion, still far from the large numbers of the past months, seems to signal an acceleration in Beijing, after a week of low numbers in the almost daily incursions of its fighter planes into the skies of the island. On May 30, Beijing sent thirty military aircraft to the island’s air defense zone, including 22 fighters, the highest number since January 23, when the Taipei National Defense Ministry recorded the presence of 39 fighter jets. Chinese in the island’s air defense zone.
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August 1, 2022 (change August 1, 2022 | 14:53)
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