Posted on 08/02/2022 7:58:33 AM PDT by Morgana
Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday amid warnings from a furious Beijing that any U.S. politician visiting the island nation will 'come to no good end' if they 'play with fire.'
Her Air Force plane - with its distinctive blue and white colors and American flag on the tail - touched down in Taipei at 10:45 pm local time.
The Chinese, meanwhile, backed up their words with a shore of force.
As the speaker's Air Force C40 approached Taipei, Chinese Air Force Su-35 fighter jets were crossing the Taiwan Straits, local media outlets reported.
And chilling footage shared on Chinese social network Weibo appears to show amphibious tanks on the coast of Fujian along the Taiwan Strait. Further footage shows military equipment on the move in the city of Xiamen.
But Taiwan gave Pelosi a warm welcome. The island's tallest building, TAIPEI 101, lit up with a welcome message for Speaker Pelosi and supporters held welcome signs out of the hotel she will reportedly stay in.
Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to visit Taiwan since 1997. The White House is aware of her location.
'The speaker's flying aboard a military aircraft so we'll know,' spokesman John Kirby said at Monday's press briefing when asked how the White House would know if Pelosi touched down in Taiwain.
The speaker's Air Force jet left the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24. The site later crashed after 300,000 people tried to chart Pelosi's journey.
Beijing earlier warned that the United States will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan while Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that those U.S. politicians who 'play with fire' on the Taiwan issue will 'come to no good end'.
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This is an important article that explains why China could not invade Taiwan now:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pelosi-irrelevant-china-was-already-planning-invasion-taiwan
They could do so in September or October though.
Well, it aint over yet.
That must be Biden’s deal with the CCP. “I will initiate a provocation and you can take Quemoy and Matsu as a result and I will act relieved that you did not go beyond that.”
“I grudgingly admit I am impressed she pulled it off.”
Just how much art do you think it requires to board a plane on taxpayers’ dime and go on a junket?
If Nancy really wanted to impress me, she should ride in the passenger seat with her husband driving.
Pelosi is a nasty bitch and whatever the reason for her junket she has done what Biden won’t or can’t do, SHE HAS CAUSED CHINA TO LOOSE FACE! Don’t underestimate her act on the CCP, she called their bluff!
Dear China:
F- off.
One word and we bomb your ass back to where you *wish* you could build a great wall and we nationalize and confiscate every cent and square inch of anything you have within our borders after we default on all your debt.
as recompense, you can keep Pelosi. Hell, we’ll even send you Schiff and Schumer, too.
You're terribly naive. Republicans and Democrats, thanks to Free Trade, have made China a powerful nation. They will retaliate to this unnecessary, reckless provocation and publicity stunt. Just wait for her coronation when she comes home, just in time for the midterms. I'll ping you to the Chinese reaction as they materialize.
Her broom gets good mileage. Maybe China can use water guns.
Please add Hong Kong.
Now you shill for China. Just like Russia. You really are an anti American pos.
Haven’t we slaughtered enough of your Disown pigs yet?
Now you’re CCCP friends want to drown?
Death to All communists and all enemies of America.
Russian pigs.
Bttt.
“Death to All communists and all enemies of America.”
You just threatened the entire Democratic Party....
;-)
That’s it! Amazing how she dodged all her lies all these years.
Who knows - maybe Nancy will come up with a story (lie) equally as good even knowing everything is filmed. Wouldn’t make any difference as we’re only supposed to believe the lies, not facts....
NO! She wanted to avoid detection by enemy radar and heat-seeking missiles, so she flew HER BROOM! Brilliant! 🙂
“”Just how much art do you think it requires to board a plane on taxpayers’ dime and go on a junket?””
With enough booze onboard, she could land in an entirely different country and she wouldn’t know the difference. I guess there’s something to be said about a bit of the “grape” or whatever her choice is.
A news feed rolled across America’s Voice...
Biden seeks nuclear deal with China and Russia
The biden person doesn’t know where he is.. so who is giving out orders for him
This arrangement with biden acting like a president... do they live in these lies 24-7?
We all are playing house and the head is not able to do anything .. he’s acting also.
This is a nightmare I never imagined..
The left take us as.. vulnerable...we will believe them.. in other words. Dumb.
I agree. It is designed to give China an excuse for some aggressive measure against Taiwan- such as a blockade.
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