The US Navy has the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the amphibious ship USS Tripoli, with F-35 fighter jets, in Taiwan while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island.
Tension between the United States and China. US Congressional Leader Nancy Pelosi Even Visits Taiwan Despite China Threats
According to the latest update to USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, a publication of the independent military association US Naval Institute, another US ship, the USS America, is en route from the Japanese port of Sasebo.
USNI News, citing a Pentagon spokesman, added that these ships routinely operate in the region, without providing further details.
Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, in what is the first visit by a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, after the one made in 1997 by Republican Newt Gingrich.
China considered Tuesday that Pelosi’s visit “to the Chinese region of Taiwan” demonstrates an “extremely dangerous” attitude on the part of the United States.
In a statement, China’s foreign ministry said it “strongly” condemned Pelosi’s visit, which “disregarded stern warnings” from Beijing and “sends the wrong signals” to “separatist forces seeking China’s independence.” Taiwan”.
By your side, Pelosi considered that the visit to Taiwan demonstrates the “unconditional support” of the United States.
In a statement released shortly after landing on the island, Pelosi and members of the congressional delegation stressed that the visit “honors the unwavering commitment to support Taiwan’s vibrant democracy,” and assures that “it does not contradict the long-standing policy of the United States”. United States”, based on the agreements established with Taiwan and China.
In this context, the delegation reaffirms that Washington “will continue to oppose unilateral efforts to change the ‘status quo'” of the territory.
Source: Observadora
