Chinese television announced that a number of Chinese combat aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait, at a time when the plane carrying US Congress leader Nancy Pelosi was about to land in Taipei despite Chinese threats.
Moments later, defensive sirens sounded in Fujian, China Pelosi’s plane enters Taiwan airspaceTV added.
The information, however, was denied by the Taiwanese defense minister. “it’s fake“In a statement, the minister said he was fully aware of the activities near Taiwan and that he would send troops in response to “enemy threats”..
The US House of Representatives speaker began her official trip to Asia on Monday. After much speculation about Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, it is now known that she arrived on the island after days of tension between Beijing and Washington. China considers this an insult and has threatened the United States several times.
Beijing considers Taiwan, an autonomous democratic island, to be Chinese territory. For this reason, he opposes any contact between Taipei and Washington and considers that any intervention “would endanger China’s sovereignty.”
When a possible flight for the country’s number two was announced, experts at the time believed it was unlikely that China would use force to prevent the landing of the American plane carrying Pelosi. However, recent statements from Beijing prove otherwise. President Biden has publicly stated that a congressional leader’s visit to Taiwan would not be a good idea.
Chinese President Biden warned President Biden not to “play with fire” regarding Taiwan days before Pelosi’s trip to Asia.
“Those who play with fire end up burning“The official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China) quoted the Chinese head of state to his American counterpart on July 28.
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