Pelosi Taiwan visit: 鈥楽he should not feel threatened鈥�
China had said there would be 鈥榮erious consequences鈥� if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were to visit the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing
China has sent warplanes right up to the median line dividing the Chinese mainland from Taiwan, just before the US House Speaker is expected to arrive for a contentious visit to the self-ruled island. The details of Ms Pelosi's anticipated arrival have not been released, due to security concerns.
On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said it had been in communication with the US regarding the high-ranking visit, expressing hopes Washington could be clear on the gravity and sensitivity of this matter.
Kolas Yotaka is a former journalist and politician in Taiwan who has also been a spokesperson for Taiwan's Presidential Office. She told Newsday: 鈥淐hina鈥檚 reaction are ridiculous but normal, predictable and nothing new to us. We have been threatened for decades鈥o-one has the right to say whether she should come or not鈥nly Speaker Pelosi can decide and she should not feel threatened or pressured by anyone.鈥�
(Picture: US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C) arriving at the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2 August 2022. Kuala Lumpur is Ms Pelosi鈥檚 second stop after Singapore before she heads to South Korea and Japan and possibly Taiwan. Credit: Malaysia Information Ministry.)
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