The newspaper reported that the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for China, Michael Chase, who oversees the Pentagon’s work on China, will soon visit Taiwan. Finance Times.
The publication states that Chase’s visit will take place against the backdrop of worsening relations between China and the United States due to the downing of a Chinese air balloon flying over the United States and the controversy surrounding this event. Currently, Chase is visiting Mongolia to meet with the War Ministry.
In addition, the situation around Taiwan escalated when Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, arrived on the island in August 2022, despite China’s condemnation.
For the first time since 2019, a senior Pentagon official will arrive in Taiwan – most recently East Asian Deputy Defense Minister Heino Klink.
Previously in Taiwan in your name Timing of a possible visit by Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.