The Taiwanese military has decided to raise its alert level in light of a possible visit to the island by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and a possible strong reaction from the PRC. This has been reported Island Central News Agency (CNA).
According to him, the Taiwanese army has increased its combat readiness from 8:00 am on August 2 (03:00 Moscow time) to 12:00 on August 4 (07:00 Moscow time) and will adjust accordingly. A possible threat from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Former Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Officer Wang Yunfei declarationSending military jets to accompany Pelosi could prevent her from visiting Taiwan and teach a lesson to the United States.
Prior to that, Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the UN declarationHe said Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan would undermine relations between Beijing and Washington.
How reported Taiwanese media, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives may arrive in Taiwan on the evening of August 2.
The Taiwan question has been open since 1949, when the communist People’s Republic of China was proclaimed and a part of the ruling Kuomintang Party established power in Taiwan. Beijing insists on the “one China principle” in Taiwan, in which it is impossible to recognize both the PRC and the Republic of China at the same time.