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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to depart Friday for a tour of Asia, though whether she stops in Taiwan remains uncertain, a person familiar with the plans ...

But on the other hand, you could say maybe that's when Taiwan also needs to be shown the strength and the support." But when asked whether a Taiwan trip now would send the wrong message, Chu said, "You could look at it two ways. "On the Taiwan question, we have made our stance loud and clear," Liu said. "In our democratic system -- we operate with separate but equal branches of government. She has refused to answer reporters' inquiries about her plans, saying on Wednesday in response to a question about a potential Taiwan visit, "I never talk about my travel. I hope the US side can see this clearly," he told Biden, according to China's state news agency.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus ...

China has also sought to punish Taiwan through economic measures, for instance by banning the island's pineapple and grouper exports to China. And China threatens governments that send official visitors to Taiwan, as it has done with France, Lithuania and the European Union, among others. The remarks drew a strong condemnation from Beijing but no military action. Wang said that Thursday's call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping was an example of how the two sides can manage their differences through dialogue. China has continued to silence Taiwan on the global stage, opposing all official exchanges between the island and other governments. News of a possible visit by Pelosi has set off intense speculation about China's potential diplomatic and military responses.

China has escalated a campaign of threats and war-games to try to dissuade Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan in the coming days.

President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a “direct and honest” conversation about tensions over Taiwan, according to the White House, ...

On Thursday, the Chinese readout warned against external interference that encourages independence for Taiwan. "Those who play with fire will perish by it. The White House has been pressed about the possible Pelosi trip for weeks. But focus on the call increased when news leaked that Pelosi was considering traveling to the self-governing island. The White House says Biden assured Xi on Thursday that U.S. policy on Taiwan hasn't changed. Last week, Biden told reporters that the U.S. military was against the idea of the House speaker traveling to Taiwan. After the call, a senior administration official told reporters that Biden and Xi "discussed the fact that the United States and China have differences when it comes to Taiwan," adding that those differences have But the they have managed those for over 40 years And keeping an open line of communication on this issue is essential

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The timeline for a potential Chinese attempt to take Taiwan by force seems to be getting shorter. Driving the news: Chinese President Xi ...

A senior U.S. official briefing reporters on the call wouldn't confirm whether Xi used that exact language, but confirmed the leaders discussed their "differences" over Taiwan. A more precise description of where things stand is the "s" word: stagflation. The latest: Beijing's statement on the call warned in reference to Taiwan that "those who play with fire will perish by it." Xi warns Biden not to "play with fire" on Taiwan in 2-hour call - Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wusaidlast month that strength of the western response to the Russian invasion serves as a "powerful deterrent" to a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan. - "I suspect the lesson that the Chinese leadership and military are drawing is that you've got to amass overwhelming force," Burnssaid. Why it matters: The news of Pelosi's potential trip to Taiwan has sparked heated rhetoric from Beijing and concerns among Biden administration officials that the dispute could spiral into a cross-strait crisis. - That's despite the fact that the White House insists there has been no change to the "strategic ambiguity" policy, under which the U.S. takes no explicit position on that issue, or to the "One China Policy," under which the U.S. neither rejects nor accepts Beijing's claims over Taiwan. Driving the news: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Biden not to "play with fire" over Taiwan on Thursday, according to the Chinese readout of a call between the two leaders. - The U.S. and Taiwan need to take these signals as a call to strengthen military cooperation and joint training, a Taiwanese government official in Taipei told Axios. "Whether it's 18 months or seven years from now, we need to start this process now," the official said, "before it's too late." - The Pentagon has briefed Pelosi about its security concerns around the trip, and Biden has said publicly that the U.S. military thinks it's "not a good idearight now." - That contentious exchange comes with Beijing threatening "serious consequences" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi follows through on a planned visit to the self-governing island.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is departing for a multi-day diplomatic tour of allied Asian nations on Friday, but whether or not she will visit Taiwan remains ...

The Chinese military has frequently sent planes into the area, testing Taiwan's air defense zone. "Those who play with fire will perish by it. Pelosi planned to visit Taiwan in April, which would have made her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since 1997, but was forced to cancel the trip after testing positive for the coronavirus.

U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is set to leave on a whirlwind Asia tour that will likely see her make a controversial stop in ...

While Taiwan is not officially recognized by the United States as a part of the “One China” policy that dates back to the Nixon administration’s diplomatic opening to Mao Zedong in 1972, under-the-radar visits have picked up pace since the tail end of the Trump administration, when then-U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar became the first sitting cabinet-level official to visit the island. While the Pentagon still believes that China’s military is not fully prepared for a cross-strait invasion, which could require a contested amphibious landing, experts and congressional officials warned that a visit could further dial up the temperature in the region. “It was always likely the timing of this particular thing, given some of the things that are happening on the ground in the mainland, was going to be uniquely provocative. Before his assassination earlier this month, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was trying to move his Liberal Democratic Party toward a more overt policy of support for Taiwan. It wouldn’t be the first visit of a House speaker—second in line to the presidency—to the island; Newt Gingrich showed up there more than a quarter-century ago. “My sense is that there was a miscalculation made on the part of the speaker’s office in terms of the timing for this,” said a Republican congressional aide, speaking on condition of anonymity. It comes ahead of Xi’s ruling Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress, where top leaders are approved, and it follows repeated spur-of-the-moment vows by Biden to defend Taiwan from military invasion in contravention of the long-standing American policy of strategic ambiguity. It wouldn’t be the first visit of a House speaker—second in line to the presidency—to the island; Newt Gingrich showed up there more than a quarter-century ago. “Xi [Jinping] is going to view this as a personal affront,” said Heino Klinck, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia during the Trump administration. And some of that criticism is shared on Capitol Hill. The difficulty is the timing. Also invited on the trip were the top two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks and Republican Rep. Michael McCaul. (A spokesperson for Meeks would not confirm his attendance on the trip, citing security reasons; McCaul declined his invitation because of a scheduling conflict.) During planning for the trip, Defense Department officials communicated concerns about the fallout from a possible visit to Pelosi’s staff.

The United States has seen no evidence of looming Chinese military activity against Taiwan, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on ...

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to leave this weekend on a trip that includes Singapore, Japan and South Korea — and possibly Taiwan — even as a Chinese state ...

The U.S. military is accustomed to Chinese aggression in the Taiwan Strait, including increased naval activity and air intercepts, one of the people familiar with the matter said. Biden himself has, at least three times, vowed to defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion, before the White House walked those statements back. In 1991, the speaker was chased out of Tiananmen Square for displaying a banner that paid tribute to the pro-democracy protesters who were killed there two years earlier. Lawmakers are worried that if Pelosi decides not to fly to Taiwan, Beijing would benefit from its tough talk. If the trip goes forward as planned, Pelosi will fly on a U.S. military aircraft to Taipei, POLITICO previously reported. U.S. defense officials are increasingly concerned that China would see a congressional delegation to Taiwan, escorted by military aircraft, as an invasion. Pelosi’s travel plans, like those of most lawmakers, are typically kept under wraps until after leaving a particular country. But the Pentagon is moving ahead with preparations anyway, according to three people familiar with her travel plans. Pelosi has declined to confirm specifics of her expected swing through Asia, citing security risks. If ineffective, then shoot them down.” … We have global responsibilities.” U.S. fighter jets flying in the region are already permitted to carry the maximum amount of ordnance, according to two of the people.

Congressional Republicans plan to introduce legislation to lease weapons and other military equipment to Taiwan to counter aggression from communist China.

"I’m proud to lead this bipartisan bill in Congress to show the CCP that we will not back down from supporting our allies," said Steel. In recent weeks, tensions have grown between China and the U.S. over the communist regime's treatment of Taiwan. The situation only escalated when China warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., against visiting Taiwan this summer. Taiwan's official representative to the U.S. told Fox News Digital that it welcomed any help in its fight for freedom. "Taiwan is our greatest partner in the Indo-Pacific region, and their continued sovereignty is essential to challenging the New Axis of Evil," said Blackburn, R-TN. "Taiwan should know that the United States will support them with defense supplies – including weapons and machinery – regardless of what the Chinese Communist Party says." "The Chinese Communist Party continues to intimidate and pressure our ally and the United States should always be on the side of freedom and democracy," said Steel, R-Calif. GOP bill comes as tensions between U.S. and communist China reach high over Taiwan

A potential visit to Taiwan next month by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the potential to ignite a regional — or perhaps even global — conflict.

Tsai might also stress that Taipei hopes to serve as a regional peacemaker and not a troublemaker or flashpoint for conflict — which even the possibility of a visit from Pelosi has ignited. But Taiwan might also hold the key to a peaceful resolution to this complicated quarrel. China’s leaders and the Chinese public will likely view anything other than continued opposition to the trip as a national humiliation — yet another instance in the nation’s long history of caving in to foreign bullying. A potential visit to Taiwan next month by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the potential to ignite a regional — or perhaps even global — conflict. Moreover, Democrats would run the very real risk of being branded by opposition politicians as “soft on Communist China” in the run-up to November’s critical midterm elections. An earlier trip to Asia that might have included a visit to Taiwan was postponed after Pelosi tested positive for the coronavirus.

Reports that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a visit to Taiwan have sparked tense exchanges between the United States and China -- but the island ...

"And so people here actually don't really think that seriously about the possibility of repercussions from a Pelosi visit." Analysts said if Pelosi doesn't come, the US risks looking like it was scared of China's possible response. However, don't let China interfere." China, meanwhile, has lashed out at the idea, vowing to take "resolute and forceful measures" if any trip goes ahead. So whether Pelosi comes or not, we respect their decision. "It is in the interest of the Taiwanese government to remain low key and avoid giving the perception that Taiwan is actively encouraging Pelosi's visit," said Wen-ti Sung, a political scientist at Australian National University's Taiwan Studies Program.

Tensions over the island haven't been this high since 1996, and a visit by the House speaker could push China to the brink.