Nancy Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan despite warnings from China
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Nancy Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan despite warnings from China
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rumored to be planning a trip to Taiwan, with Beijing on the sidelines. Which cited a senior member of the Taiwanese government and a US official, Pelosi will visit Taiwan as part of her Asia visit. Concerned over China's reaction to such high-profile visits, officials in the Biden administration have warned Nancy Pelosi against making the trip.
Pelosi's public itinerary does not yet include the trip, which is the first for a US House speaker in 25 years and comes at a time when ties between the US and China are already at an all-time low. She is anticipated to remain in Taiwan overnight, the Taiwanese official stated. It is not yet known with certainty when Pelosi will arrive in Taipei.
Prior to this visit to the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US forces were moving equipment such as aircraft carriers and large aircraft closer to Taiwan, according to Nikkei Asia. Although the military initially opposed the speaker's visit, it now appears that they are setting up a safe haven for his aircraft if they decide to proceed with the controversial stop.
Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS tweeted that Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. Pelosi and her congressional delegation departed Washington in a C-40C military aircraft, and arrived in Singapore before sunrise on Monday, according to flights-tracking websites.