America deployed warships, submarines near Taiwan, Pelosi may visit
The US military, neutralized by China’s threat, has intensified its preparations for the visit of the country’s parliament speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. The US Navy is deploying its destroyer aircraft carrier and giant plane near the Taiwan border. Nancy Pelosi’s visit has not yet been officially confirmed by the US. At the same time, Taiwanese media has claimed that Nancy Pelosi may reach the capital Taipei on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, China has warned once.
Earlier, the US military had opposed Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, according to a report in the Japanese newspaper Nikkai Asia, but it appears that it is now creating a buffer zone for Nancy Pelosi’s plane. If Pelosi makes a controversial decision to go to Taiwan, then this buffer zone is very important. China has threatened that if Nancy Pelosi goes to Taiwan, its army will not remain silent. Chinese state media has threatened that PLA fighter jets will take action.
Nancy Pelosi may reach Taipei on Tuesday evening
China’s threat of action has escalated tensions across East Asia at a very rapid rate. This is contrary to the wishes of US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden wants to reduce some tariffs on Chinese goods to control inflation, while Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing a tough challenge on the domestic front for his third term. A reporter for Taiwan’s TVBS network has claimed that Nancy Pelosi may reach Taipei on Tuesday evening.
Nancy Pelosi and a group of lawmakers with her arrived in Singapore on Monday. Nancy Pelosi has left Washington in a military plane C-40C. Meanwhile, Singapore’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying that Pelosi had met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Pelosi is scheduled to visit Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. He has not said anything about his visit to Taiwan yet. The US has deployed the USS Ronald Reagan, the super-destroyer nuclear aircraft carrier, the assault ship USS Tripoli stationed near Okinawa, Japan, and the USS America at Sasebo, Japan.
US deploys aircraft carriers, 36 warships, submarines
In addition, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, the landing helicopter dock USS Issex, 36 other warships, three submarines are participating in the RIMPAC exercise in the Hawaiian Islands. They can be diverted to Taiwan. At the same time, two HC-130J aircraft of America have also reached Okinawa. Several KC-135 tankers have also arrived with them, which can fill oil in the air. In Osaka, Japan, Professor Masahiro Matsumura said, “If Pelosi goes to Taiwan, diplomatic protocol will be very important.” He said that his meeting with the President of Taiwan could be provocative. On the other hand, Japan’s Navy is also participating in RIMPAC with the US, so it does not appear much ready.
