China Issues Gravest Warning Over Pelosi Trip to Taiwan, Air Raid Sirens Howl as Isla

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China Issues Gravest Warning Over Pelosi Trip to Taiwan, Air Raid Sirens Howl as Island's Military Mobilizes
By: Joe Saunders - The Western Journal News - 07-25-22
Re: https://ijr.com/china-gravest-warnin...ary-mobilizes/

China fired a new volley Monday in the war of words over a potential trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.

And on the ground on the island, officials are preparing for something even more serious.

On both sides of the Pacific, the pressure is mounting.

According to Fox News, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian doubled down on the Beijing government’s vocal opposition to the planned visit by Pelosi.

“The Chinese side has made it clear to the U.S. on many occasions that it is firmly opposed to Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. We are fully prepared,” Zhao said.

“If the U.S. goes its own way, China will certainly take firm and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the United States should be held responsible for any serious consequences,” he added.

[On Speaker Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan, we are fully prepared for any eventuality. If the US side insists on making the visit, the Chinese side will take firm & strong measures. The US must assume full responsibility for any severe consequence arising thereof.]

Meanwhile, Fox News reported, Taiwan has been conducting air raid drills across the country, and sirens could be heard in the capital of Taiwan.

The island nation’s military has mobilized, according to The Associated Press.

According to Reuters, the Zhao statements confirmed a Financial Times report on Saturday that the communist government has delivered what it called a “private warning” to the Biden White House that a visit by Pelosi would have serious repercussions.

China claims the island is a breakaway part of the country, not an independent nation.

“Beijing has not been explicit about its potential reaction. Its military could try to block Pelosi from landing in Taiwan or take other actions to impede her visit, such as using fighter jets to intercept her US military aircraft,” Financial Times reported.

In his meeting with reporters, Zhao said Beijing was not taking the 82-year-old California Democrat’s proposed visit lightly.

“We are seriously prepared,” he told reporters when asked to comment on the Financial Times report, according to Reuters.

“The United States should be held responsible for any serious consequences,” he added.

Last week, President Joe Biden appeared to be worried about the prospect of a serious Chinese reaction.

“Well, I — I think that — the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now, but I don’t know what the status of it is,” Biden told reporters Wednesday.

The New York Post reported that Pelosi’s potential visit — possibly in August — had not been confirmed by the speaker’s office.

Still, critics of the administration have faulted Biden for appearing to show weakness in the face of Chinese intransigence. One of them was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is certainly no fan of Pelosi.

“What is the Pentagon thinking when it publicly warns against Speaker Pelosi going to Taiwan?” the Republican wrote in a Twitter post on Monday.

”If we are so intimidated by the Chinese Communists we can’t even protect an American Speaker of the House why should Beijing believe we can help Taiwan survive,” Gingrich said. “Timidity is dangerous.”

[Newt Gingrich@newtgingrich
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What is the Pentagon thinking when it publicly warns against Speaker Pelosi going to Taiwan? If we are so intimidated by the Chinese Communists we can’t even protect an American Speaker of the House why should Beijing believe we can help Taiwan survive. Timidity is dangerous. - 7:36 AM · Jul 25, 2022]

Gingrich was the last House speaker to visit Taiwan, in 1997, according to Fox News.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Tags: China, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, politics, Taiwan, White House
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Personal note: Seems China is making a pretty strong statement. I hope we have
a plan to counter such manuevers or operations?
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U.S. Military To Prep For War If Pelosi Goes To Taiwan: FOLLOW UP REPORT:
By: Micaela Burrow - Daily Caller News 07-21-22
Re: https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/27/u...pelosi-taiwan/

The U.S. military is readying for possible conflict in the Pacific ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible trip to Taiwan in August, according to The Associated Press.

The Pentagon will escalate troop movements and security measures in the Pacific if Pelosi follows through with her planned Taiwan visit. China likely would not attack Pelosi’s plane directly, officials familiar with the matter told the AP, but senior officials worry that her presence could inflame existing tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan.

“If there’s a decision made that Speaker Pelosi or anyone else is going to travel and they asked for military support, we will do what is necessary to ensure a safe conduct of their visit,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the AP. “And I’ll just leave it at that.”

Officials declined to provide specifics but said measures could include fighter jets, ships and surveillance equipment to create redundant shields around Pelosi. China threatened to impose a no-fly zone over Taiwan if Pelosi visits and has dispatched warplanes into Taiwan’s claimed air defense identification zone, CNN reported, as a possible countermeasure.

Pelosi would be the highest-ranking elected official to visit Taiwan in a quarter century, according to the AP. While enhanced security is typical of any high-level official visit to a foreign country, the precautions would go beyond those taken for trips to less risky destinations.

[If she really dares to visit Taiwan, it will be a major serious incident. She will be the enemy that divides China. She will experience a risky visit. She will also bear historical responsibility for possibly triggering a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait.]

Tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated in recent months over conflict related to Taiwan, an independently-governed country that China perceives as part of the mainland.

Milley said Sunday that the number of dangerous interceptions between U.S. and Chinese forces in the South Pacific has escalated in 2022, and China has used unusually strong language opposing the U.S. ahead of Pelosi’s possible visit, Financial Times reported Saturday, citing six people with direct knowledge of the warnings.

China confirmed prior threats of possible military action should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi follow through on Monday.

“If the US side insists on making the visit, the Chinese side will take firm and strong measures to safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.

“The U.S. must assume full responsibility for any serious consequence arising thereof,” Lijian added.

The Chinese foreign ministry and Pelosi’s office did not respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment.

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Personal note: This type of game China is pulling is abit strange. Are they that
insecure or nuts to threaten war. They may not like it but hey we all do what
we have to do. Let's hope for a safe return and closer ties to Taiwan. These
threats are showing their insecurity and if push comes to shove - it will get
a response moreso if she suffer's any threats coming and going.
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Time will tell - she's got nerve though I hope for progress and safe round
trip.
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