Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to travel to Taiwan this week, per sources familiar with the itinerary. Pelosi’s travel plans, which are officially unconfirmed, have been the subject of threats from China — like suggestions her plane could be shot down.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to travel to Taiwan this week, according to a congressional official and a Taiwanese official familiar with the itinerary.
A senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Friday that there have been no significant redeployments of American military assets in the region in response to Chinese rhetoric surrounding the speaker’s trip, but several warships are already in the South China and East China Seas.cautioned Pelosi against the visit
Meanwhile, in Washington, fears have grown in recent months that Xi plans to invade the island. The U.S. has maintained its so-called “One China” policy and does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but has affirmed Taipei’s right to self-defense and has sent billions of dollars worth of weapons to boost its arsenal.
Her office has declined to confirm her travels to Taiwan, citing security risks for the speaker, who is second in line to the U.S. presidency. POLITICO is withholding the date of Pelosi’s expected arrival. American and Taiwanese figures have grown bolder about showing their support for the relationship, rankling China in the process. Bi-khim Hsiao, the democratic island’s de facto representative to the U.S., attended Biden’s inauguration. Four months later, U.S.
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Nancy Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of TaiwanU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
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Nancy Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of TaiwanU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
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Nancy Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of TaiwanU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
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Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of TaiwanU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
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