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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I can’t figure out what’s going on
Nancy Pelosi has made herself the pivot point of China-US-Taiwan relations. All this risk of conflict over her.
Supreme arrogance and narcissism? Is she poking Joe Biden in the eye? Preparation and PR for something in the future?
Big deal. Quit watching NeuroControl boxes.
That’s all this is for.
China is already making great gains - they don’t need to fire a shot.
Look at the inroads they have all across the globe (minerals in Africa, politicians in the US, etc.)
It was a contrived farce.
“I grudgingly admit I am impressed she pulled it off.”
She has more balls than Biden.
Wonder what kind of price we will pay. Just about every damn thing we use in life comes from that country.
Has Paul Pelosi invested in defense stocks yet?
Bingo!
Will add that China likely sees Pelosi as the next possible U.S. president that is more reliable than Hillary.
I agree with your comment.
“I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”
–Hillary Clinton, speech at George Washington University, March 17, 2008
Whatever she’s got going on is detrimental to this country. That’s all anyone needs to know. It makes the repulsiveness even more repulsive.
Reminds me of Robin Williams’ classic on Kadafi:
“This is a ‘Line of Death’! You cross it you die!”
“Ok, you cross this line, you die!”
“Cross this line you die!”
“Cross this line you die!”
“Ok, that’s it, you come knocking on my door, I’m not coming out! Nyaaah!”
“LOOK!——A Squirrel”
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I went there one time in the 1980’s. It was a pretty hellish place. There really is no reason to go back.
Think your question has just been answered.
I agree
No doubt, swooning media, people rallying here around nationalistic goals, yep, all about November.
Yup
I have been wondering about this too.
Methinks it has something to do with the domestic computer chips production bill that was recently passed, she is probably telling the Taiwanese not to worry, its just another Democrat donor slush fund which won't endanger their market dominance.
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