Taiwan is waiting for Pelosi today, and Beijing is warning her again

While Taiwan is awaiting the arrival of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today, amid strong Chinese warnings, the US Department of Defense “Pentagon” has intensified its monitoring of Chinese movements in anticipation of a possible response.

And local media quoted an official in Taipei as saying that Pelosi will stop in Taiwan for one night, this evening (Tuesday), during her Asian tour that she started yesterday from Singapore, which China renewed the warning of its consequences and described it as threatening security and peace in the region, stressing that its army “He will not stand idly by.”

And the US Department of Defense strengthened its measures to protect Pelosi during the visit, and CNN quoted a US official as saying that the ministry intensified its monitoring of Chinese movements in anticipation of any possible response.

Pelosi’s visit, if it occurs, will be the first by a US House speaker in 25 years, in which Pelosi defied the White House, which urged her not to take such a step for fear of provoking China, while US President Joe Biden made contact with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. It went on for more than two hours trying to contain the situation. The administration considers the timing of the visit sensitive, as it coincides with the convening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China and President Xi’s efforts to consolidate his power. Therefore, he may see the visit as an opportunity to defy the United States and take escalatory steps that will increase tension between the two countries.

Pelosi left Washington, on Sunday, on a visit that includes Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, at the head of a delegation of members of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party.

While the official schedule did not include Taiwan for security reasons, the Speaker of the Council did not officially deny the news of her visit. “We look forward to holding constructive meetings to advance our partnerships and advance our interests, and this includes peace and security, economic growth, trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, human rights and democratic governance,” she said in a statement.