Wang Yunfei, a retired Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy officer, wrote a column in a newspaper. Global TimesSending a military plane to accompany Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi could prevent travel to Taiwan and teach the United States a lesson.
At the same time, he stated that it was with this American politician that it was about tracking and tracing an airplane.
“We need to send military planes to accompany Pelosi’s plane,” Yunfei said.
According to him, this is the right decision.
“This way we can teach the United States and the island of Taiwan a brutal strategic lesson,” said the retired officer.
In addition, he believes, as a countermeasure, a no-fly zone should be introduced in the Taiwan Strait that prohibits Pelosi’s plane from landing on the island.
“It is also possible to launch ballistic missiles near the Taiwan Strait. This is a warning that the situation is on the brink of war, ”added the author of the publication.
Wang Yunfei described the most volatile scenario as a full-scale military exercise in the Taiwan Strait region, where any of the measures he proposed could be used.
Zhang Jun, Former Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the UN declarationHe said a possible visit by Pelosi to Taiwan would undermine relations between Beijing and Washington.
Prior to that, John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator for the White House National Security Council declarationHe said Pelosi has the right to visit Taiwan, but has not confirmed these plans.
How reported Taiwanese media, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives may arrive in Taiwan on the evening of August 2.