A message from the USA? "The Wall Street Journal" reports that Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the American House of Representatives, will visit Taiwan in the next day and that local officials have been informed of her arrival.
"She is definitely coming," said a source familiar with the matter this evening (Monday).
"The only thing that may change is whether she will stay overnight in the capital (between Tuesday and Wednesday)," he added.
Against the background of the diplomatic escalation between the US and China, which includes Pelosi's possible visit, the Chinese military published a threatening document and in Taiwan they announced that they were "prepared for war". The document shows combat units of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), among them, aircraft Battleships, warships, surface-to-air missiles and infantry attack in different formations.
As mentioned, Pelosi began her political journey on the Asian continent with a visit to Singapore, where she met a series of senior officials this evening, including the Prime Minister, Li Sheinlong, the President of the State, Halima Binti Yaacov and other cabinet members, according to the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Our delegation today had the great privilege of meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister @LawrenceWongST in Singapore.
We discussed how our nations can continue to work together to advance security, prosperity & opportunity for those on both sides of the Pacific.
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— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 1, 2022
As you may recall, last night Pelosi's office issued an official statement in which she announced that she would visit "Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan", however in the statement "Taiwan" was omitted in light of speculation that the Speaker of the House of Representatives might visit the country despite the warnings of officials in the administration of President Joe Biden as well as senior government officials in China.
Pelosi, who was scheduled to visit Taiwan in April, is the most senior member of Congress to do so in 25 years.
In the past, she had to postpone the flight to Medina due to her falling ill with Corona.
Last Thursday, President Biden spoke for two hours with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for the first time in months in an effort to calm spirits ahead of the chairman's visit to the region. The leader of the communist power allegedly warned Biden against meddling in China's internal affairs, including relations with Taiwan, According to a CNN report.
Earlier in July, the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the People's Army held a virtual conversation with his American counterpart, General Mark Milley, in which he made it clear to the US that "there is no room for compromise on nuclear issues", including the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan, which Beijing threatens to annex by force.
In the meantime, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense took an extremely unusual step after canceling some of the vacations of officers and soldiers and at the same time ordered the air defense forces to "be prepared for war".
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