Pelosi held a press conference on the 29th photo source Bloomberg
On the 29th local time, Pelosi was in She said at a news conference that she was “very excited” about the upcoming trip to Asia and declined to say whether it would include Taiwan.
According to US media reports, Pelosi will visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore during the August recess of Congress. Taiwan is listed as a “tentative” itinerary.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “I never discuss my itinerary because you know, it’s a security issue, it’s a security issue for all members of Congress, especially foreign trips, but for the Speaker of the House , this is an additional safety issue, and those who are with me.”
Trump criticizes Pelosi: She will only make things worse!
Screenshot of the Capitol Hill report
According to the Capitol Hill According to reports, former US President Trump publicly spoke out about Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan on July 29, local time, saying that Pelosi will only make things worse.
Trump tweeted: “Why is Nancy Pelosi meddling with China and Taiwan instead of rushing to find her husband who may be involved in a fraudulent backroom deal and information? Some trouble and more money?” Trump said that any contact with Pelosi would lead to chaos and destruction. And the last thing she should mess with is China. “She will only make things worse!” Trump said. He also hit three exclamation points in a row to say, “She’s a mess!!!”.
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Regarding Pelosi’s trip to Asia, according to a recent report by NBC, the 82-year-old speaker has invited a small group of U.S. congressmen to visit Taiwan with her. Republican Rep. Michael McCall and Democrat Rep. Anna Essou previously said they received an invitation from Pelosi to visit Taiwan together, but both said they could not attend.
It is reported that Kaur is the first official person to explicitly confirm Pelosi’s intention to visit Taiwan. McCall rejected Pelosi’s invitation on the grounds that “personal duties conflict with the visit.” McCall claimed in an interview on Capitol Hill, “Any member of (Congress) who wants to go, should go. This will demonstrate political deterrence against China.” But then he changed the subject and said, “Pelosi should also consider the military. Consider the situation in China and examine whether your visit will have any adverse effects or escalate the situation.”
China: Don’t play with fire on the Taiwan issue
In fact, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China’s Ministry of National Defense, and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also issued statements regarding Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan. A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said that if the U.S. side insists on going its own way, the Chinese military will never sit idly by and will take strong measures to thwart any attempts by external forces to interfere and “Taiwan independence” to split.
On the 29th local time, Geng Shuang, the Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, urged individual countries to discuss the Ukraine issue at the UN Security Council. Don’t play with fire on the Taiwan issue. He pointed out that some countries have repeatedly emphasized the principle of sovereignty on the issue of Ukraine, but on the issue of Taiwan, they have constantly challenged China’s sovereignty and even deliberately created tensions in the Taiwan Strait. China’s will to safeguard national sovereignty is unswerving and rock-solid. No one should underestimate the determination and ability of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. I hope relevant countries will see this clearly and not play with fire. Geng Shuang stressed that this is a blasphemy and violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. China always respects the sovereignty of other countries, and of course hopes that its own sovereignty will be respected by other countries.
US media: “We can’t sleepwalk into crisis”
Washington Post editorial says politics and diplomacy are like life , “Everything has to have its right time and place”. Now, the United States faces a dilemma. “From a realist point of view, it must be admitted that Pelosi’s current visit to Taiwan is not at the right time.”
The New York Times said there was a growing sense that China would take steps to make its “red lines” credible. Some U.S. experts have criticized some for being insensitive to China’s vehement reaction to Taiwan-related issues, thereby ignoring a truly dire warning. The report said that China and the United States must stop the escalation of the crisis, and Pelosi should postpone the visit. The two parties in the United States should reach a consensus on this issue as soon as possible, which may be called “soft on China” by some critics, but “we cannot sleepwalk into a crisis.”