The Taiwanese press reported, “Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will arrive at Songshan Airport in Taipei at around 22:30 local time tomorrow, and the next morning she will visit the headquarters of the Taiwan Legislative Council, where she will meet with Taiwan’s leaders, including its president. “Tsai Ingwen”.
And the Liberty Times reported that “Pelosi was scheduled to visit the Taiwanese parliament on Wednesday morning before continuing her Asian journey.”
And the United Daily News, citing unnamed sources, said that “Concerned officials have been informed that Pelosi is to receive Pelosi, who is to arrive in the Taipei capital on Tuesday evening as soon as possible and spend the night there. “
In contrast, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it “does not comment on reports of Pelosi’s travel plan and has no additional information to share with the media.”
Earlier today, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman confirmed that “the Chinese army will not sit idly by” if Pelosi visits Taiwan.
And on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his address to Taiwan during a telephone conversation with Biden, stressed that “he who plays with fire will be burned by him.”
Notably, the island of Taiwan, located in East Asia off the coast of China, is one of the most sensitive issues for Beijing, which considers it an integral part of Greater China and rejects any attempt or separatist actions aimed at its independence.
Source: El Nashra