United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, despite warnings from Biden administration officials who are worried about China's response to such a high-profile visit. 9News
The stop — the first for a US House speaker in 25 years — is not currently on Pelosi's public itinerary and comes at a time when US-China relations are already at a low point.
"We would like to tell the US once again that China is standing by, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army will never sit idly by. China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters, when asked about the fallout from Pelosi leading a congressional delegation to Taipei.
in a two-hour-and-17-minute phone call on Thursday, as tensions mounted between Washington and Beijing.Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has promised to resist Chinese military threats against the self-governed territory. Lee and Pelosi also discussed the war in Ukraine, tensions surrounding Taiwan and mainland China, and climate change, it said.
In this photo provided by Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing.
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