The Speaker of the U. S. House of RepresentativesU. S. Secretary of State Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the top senior U. S. official on the autonomous island claimed by China in 25 years.
Pelosi sparked a rise in tensions between China and the United States. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be forcibly annexed if necessary, and considers communications through foreign government officials to be the popularity of the island’s sovereignty.
China had warned of “firm and firm measures” if Pelosi continued her journey. Biden’s leadership has not explicitly suggested that he cancel it, but has assured Beijing that it will not sign any adjustments to U. S. policy toward Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington’s betrayal “over the Taiwan factor is ruining its national credibility. “
“Some U. S. politicians are betting with fire on the Taiwan issue,” Wang said in a statement. the world. “
A plane carrying Pelosi and her delegation departed Malaysia on Tuesday after a brief layover that included a lunch with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Local media in Taiwan reported that Pelosi would arrive Tuesday night. The United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times – Taiwan’s top 3 national newspapers: cited unidentified resources as saying they would spend the night in Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment. Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang explicitly verified Pelosi’s visit but said Tuesday that “all foreign visitors and friendly lawmakers” are “welcome. “
Barricades were erected outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei, where Pelosi remained amid heightened security. . “
China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province to be annexed by force if necessary, has continuously warned of retaliation if Pelosi vis, saying her military will “never sit idly by. “
“The United States and Taiwan agreed to make provocations first, and China was only forced to act in self-defense,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.
Hua said China maintains constant communication with the United States and made clear “how damaging it would be if the stopover were made. “Said.
Shortly before Pelosi’s planned arrival, Chinese state media said Chinese SU-35 fighter jets were “crossing” the Taiwan Strait, the water frame separating mainland China and Taiwan. .
Unspecified hackers introduced a cyberattack on the online page of Taiwan’s presidential office, making it temporarily unavailable on Tuesday night. The presidential office said the online page was restored some time after the attack, which surpassed it with traffic.
“China believes that by launching a multi-domain tension crusade against Taiwan, the other Taiwanese will be intimidated. But they are wrong,” Wang Ting-yu, a lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party, said on Twitter in reaction to the attack.
Threats from China’s military have raised fears of a new crisis in the 100-140-kilometer (140-kilometer) wide Taiwan Strait that could disrupt global markets and supply chains.
The White House on Monday denounced Beijing’s rhetoric, saying the United States had no interest in deepening tensions with China and would “take the bait or indulge in saber rattling. “
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby under pressure that the resolution to travel to Taiwan ultimately falls to Pelosi. He noted that members of Congress have visited the island over the years.
Kirby said management officials are concerned that Beijing may simply use the conflict as an excuse to take provocative retaliatory measures, adding military moves such as missile launches in or around taiwan Strait, or air raids into the island’s airspace and large-scale naval operations. the strait
“Simply put, there is no explanation as to why Beijing turns a perspective in line with long-standing U. S. policy into some kind of crisis or uses it as a pretext to develop competitive military activity in or around the Taiwan Strait,” Kirby said.
U. S. Officials The U. S. military said the U. S. military said the U. S. military was able to. . . The U. S. would increase its movement of forces and assets in the Indo-Pacific region if Pelosi traveled to Taiwan. The U. S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USA USS Ronald Reagan and his strike organization were in the Philippine Sea on Monday, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the army’s operations.
The Reagan, the cruiser USS Antietam and the destroyer USS Higgins departed Singapore after a port stopover and moved north to their homeport in Japan. The carrier has a variety of aircraft, in addition to F/A-18 fighter jets and helicopters. such as radar systems and other weapons.
Taiwan and China seceded in 1949 after the Communists won a civil war on the mainland. The United States has casual relations and defensive ties with Taiwan, though it recognizes Beijing as China’s government.
Beijing sees official U. S. contact. The U. S. with Taiwan as a stimulus to make the decades-old island’s de facto independence permanent, a step that U. S. leaders have taken to make permanent. The top U. S. elected official in Taiwan since President Newt Gingrich in 1997.
Flight tracking site Flightradar24 said Pelosi’s plane, a U. S. Air Force Boeing C-40C, was a U. S. Air Force. In the U. S. , it was the most followed in the world on Tuesday night with 300,000 spectators. The plane took a detoured route, flying east over Indonesia than directly over the South China Sea.
Pelosi has used her position in the U. S. Congress. U. S. as U. S. envoyon the world stage. He has long challenged China on human rights, adding that in 2009 he personally delivered a letter to then-President Hu Jintao calling for the release of political prisoners. She had sought democracy on the island of Taiwan before this year before testing positive for COVID-19.
Pelosi kicked off her Asian tour in Singapore on Monday, as her imaginable stopover in Taiwan has raised concerns in the region.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong “emphasized the importance of strong U. S. -China relations for regional peace and security” in talks with Pelosi, the city-state’s foreign ministry said. between the two rival powers “they are also incredibly vital to the foreign community. “
The Philippines has suggested that the United States and China be “responsible actors” in the region. “It is vital that the United States and China maintain constant communication in the face of any miscalculations and further escalation of tensions,” Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Teresita Daza said. Said.
China has increased diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan. China cut off all contact with the Taiwanese government in 2016 after President Tsai Ing-wen refused to back up her claim that the island and mainland combined form a single Chinese nation, with the communist regime in Beijing being the only valid government.
Pelosi is scheduled to travel to Japan and South Korea later this week.
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