Beijing – China has warned that there will be “serious consequences” if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. In the US, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the person who is supposed to become the next president if something happens to the president or vice president. Therefore, the arrival of a high-ranking person will shake the China-US relationship.
If Pelosi goes ahead with the visit, she will be the first high-ranking US official to visit the island nation since 1997. The Chinese government maintains that Taiwan is part of China. Even China’s responses are often without rejecting the questions that Taiwan may be made part of them even with the use of force.
At the same time, it is also reported that the Biden administration tried to avoid Pelosi’s trip. President Joe Biden told reporters last week that ‘the military doesn’t think it’s a good idea’. But the White House said that China’s stance was ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’.
The State Department said Pelosi had not been notified of any travel. There is no difference in the US approach to Taiwan, she added.
English Summary: Pelosi Taiwan visit: Beijing vows consequences if US politician travels to the island