Original title: Pelosi arrived at the first stop, and Taiwanese media hyped “there is still a chance”
Although the Taiwan region was not mentioned in the public itinerary, the outside world is still paying close attention to the US House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi. The trend of the next trip to Asia.
On FlightRadar24, a real-time flight tracking platform, tens of thousands of netizens paid real-time attention. It is believed to be Pelosi’s C-40C special plane (call sign SPAR19), which first flew from Hawaii to Guam, and then went all the way after a short stop. It flew west for nearly 6 hours and finally landed at the Paya Lebar Air Force Base in Singapore at around 4:20 am Beijing time on August 1.
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously confirmed that the first stop of Pelosi’s trip is Singapore. She will lead a US congressional delegation to visit Singapore from August 1 to 2. Meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Pelosi data map. Source: Visual China
The governor of Chang’an Avenue noted that Pelosi’s visit deliberately kept a low profile against the backdrop of escalating warnings from China and heightened tensions in the region.
First of all, its itinerary was delayed due to “safety factors”. The day before Pelosi’s departure, she and her subordinates still refused to confirm the itinerary. Only people familiar with the matter disclosed that the Taiwan region on the itinerary was listed as “to be determined.”
On July 31, after Pelosi’s special plane left Hawaii, her office did not officially announce the itinerary, including Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, and did not mention Taiwan at all.
Secondly, Pelosi is “prudent in her words and deeds” on social media. In the early morning of the 31st, Beijing time, Pelosi, who had been silent for 18 hours, posted 4 tweets in a row, all of which were about medical issues in the United States. After the official announcement of the itinerary, Pelosi only forwarded the press release issued by her office’s official website.
At present, Pelosi’s latest tweet is about the so-called “chips and science bill”, and has not talked about the dynamics of the Asia trip.
Pelosi didn’t mention Taiwan at all. Some media and people on the island got anxious and started to hype “there is still a chance”.
Taiwan’s “Central News Agency” said that Pelosi did not include Taiwan in her public itinerary, mostly due to security concerns, not necessarily because she had no plans to visit Taiwan. The article also mentioned that if Pelosi hits the brakes at the last minute and cancels her visit to Taiwan, it is bound to come true and affect her reputation in American politics.
There are also Taiwanese media citing sources as saying that the relevant departments of the Taiwan authorities are “preparing” for Pelosi’s visit.
Former DPP “legislator” Guo Zhengliang speculated that Pelosi’s first stop was in Singapore, so she “may travel from southeast Asia to the north” to visit Taiwan, avoiding the Taiwan Strait. If Pelosi travels to Taiwan from Southeast Asia, she may fly from eastern Taiwan to Taipei Songshan Airport, so that she can avoid the more sensitive west coast and east China Sea.
Taipei City Councilor You Shuhui bluntly stated that if Pelosi transits Taiwan by then, Taiwanese officials will run to Songshan Airport like pugs, and will “disgrace Taiwan.”
“I don’t understand why she wants to come, Biden doesn’t want her to come, the military doesn’t approve of it, and Trump also thinks she’ll screw it up.” You Shuhui said, “Pelosi may just After passing through Songshan Airport for a few hours, and then these officials in Taiwan are like pugs, puff puff and run to Songshan Airport to ‘meet’ Pelosi, if this happens, I feel really ashamed and lost home!”
Whether they are visiting or transiting the border, open provocation or secretly making small moves, once they touch China’s red line and bottom line on the Taiwan issue, it will definitely be attacked head-on.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian clearly warned that the People’s Liberation Army will not tolerate and resolutely counteract the separatist acts of “Taiwan independence” and the interference of external forces. Action is the most powerful language.
He also warned relevant parties to learn to adapt, learn to reflect, and more importantly, learn to pull back from the precipice.