Pelosi More Likely to Make Taiwan Trip Despite Heightened Threats From CCP: Experts

President Joe Biden has faced backlash from within the government after he cited the view of his military’ advisers that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reported visit to Taiwan was “not a good idea.” Despite the Chinese communist regime sending out more threats against Pelosi’s planned trip, experts believe she is more likely to go than back down.

The Financial Times reported on July 19 that Pelosi would lead a delegation to visit Taiwan in August, which would be the first trip by a Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to the self-ruled island in 25 years.

The report sparked a strong reaction from Beijing, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying that a visit by Pelosi would seriously violate Beijing’s “One China principle”—which differs from the United States’ “One China Policy”—and “send a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces.”

Zhao also said that such a visit would “severely undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and will “have a severe negative impact on Sino-U.S. relations,” noting that China would “take resolute and strong measures.”

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the media mouthpiece of the mainland’s communist regime “Global Times,” suggested that the Chinese authorities should send special fighter jets to “accompany” Pelosi when she visits Taiwan to show the sovereignty of mainland China over Taiwan.

The Chinese communist regime on the mainland has claimed sovereignty over the self-ruled liberal democratic island, which it has never governed. The regime has recently increased its threats of “unifying” Taiwan by military force.

Following the Chinese regime’s threats, Biden said on July 20 when asked by reporters about the possible Pelosi Taiwan visit, “I think that the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now.”

Backlash Over Biden Remark

Pelosi responded to Biden’s remarks at her weekly press briefing on July

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