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Chinese social media users reacted with anger while markets in the region slumped amid growing tensions ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan, which is expected to take place Tuesday as Washington urges China to not blow the visit out of proportion.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference.
John Kirby said that there was no reason for China to use Pelosi's visit to carry out military activity in the Taiwan Strait.
According to Taiwan's United Daily News, Pelosi's plane is expected to land in Taiwan on Tuesday night.
According to United Daily News, Pelosi and her congressional delegation are going to visit Taiwan on Wednesday.
According to a Taiwanese media report, between 350 and 400 officers from the country's national police force will be sent to protect the U.S. delegation.
The speaker went to Malaysia on Tuesday.
The US Air Force plane carrying Pelosi left Kuala Lumpur at around 3.45pm local time and was flying over Indonesia as of late afternoon.
Markets in the region were jittery despite Washington calling for calm. The blue-chip focused CSI 300 Index was down 1.95% when markets closed in China. Taiwan's stock markets have been rattled by the tension.
Some Chinese people are angry about Pelosi's planned visit. Some Chinese users are calling Pelosi's visit an act of war and another called for the Chinese military to shoot down any U.S. planes entering Taiwanese airspace. The sentiment is similar to one shared by a Chinese journalist who said any U.S. aircraft entering Taiwanese airspace would be shot down.
In a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart last week, President Joe Biden said that the US stance on Taiwan remained the same, but it was opposed to Beijing changing the status of the island. Beijing warned against interference in Taiwan and said those who play with fire would die. China's military will not "sit idly by" if Pelosi visits Taiwan, as warned by the foreign ministry on Monday. Since 1997, the most high-profile visit to Taiwan by a US official has been by Newt Gingrich. Despite U.S. assurances, Chinese officials see the visit as interference in their own affairs. While the exact nature of China's potential actions remain unclear, the White House has expressed concern that Beijing may fire missiles into the Taiwan Strait.
Pelosi will reportedly visit Taiwan despite China's warnings.
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