US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is visiting Asia, arrived in Taipei on the night of the 2nd on a US military plane. China reacted vehemently, and issued a Foreign Ministry statement on the evening of the same day, strongly criticizing Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. From the 4th to the 7th, it announced that it would carry out live-fire drills at six locations in the waters surrounding Taiwan, showing its readiness to further increase military pressure.
The U.S. military plane carrying Pelosi left Malaysia on the afternoon of the 2nd. According to Taiwanese media, Mr. Pelosi said on the morning of the 3rd, Tsai Ing-wenTsai Ying Wen meeting with the president. He also visits the Legislative Yuan. He will leave Taiwan for South Korea on the same day and will visit Japan on the 4th.
It will be the first visit to Taiwan by a US House Speaker since Gingrich in 1997. The speaker of the House of Representatives is second only to the vice president in the order of succession to power in the event of the president’s death, and China sees a visit to Taiwan as a problem. Xi Jinpingsea jin pin The president expressed his strong opposition during a telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden on July 28.
A foreign ministry statement said that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan “infringed on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” and that it had lodged a strong protest with the United States. “People Republic of China must take all necessary action and all responsibility of the US and the ‘TIF,” he added.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on the night of the 2nd that a Chinese military fighter Su-35 was “passing through the Taiwan Strait.” Although no specific airspace is mentioned, it is possible that the aircraft were dispatched in time for a US military aircraft approaching Taiwan.
On the 2nd, a video was posted on Chinese social media that appears to show troops moving in places such as Fujian Province on the opposite side of Taiwan. On the other hand, the U.S. Naval Association, an organization related to the U.S. Navy, reported on the 1st that the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is deployed in the Philippine Sea and the amphibious assault ship Tripoli is deployed in the vicinity of Okinawa.
Pelosi said in a statement shortly after arriving in Taipei on Wednesday that the visit “pays tribute to the United States’ unwavering commitment to uphold Taiwan’s democracy.” On the other hand, Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has prompted calls in the United States to take a cautious approach so as not to irritate China too much.
