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Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit
Pelosi received the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, presented by President Tsai.
DateAugust 2–3, 2022 (2022-08-02 – 2022-08-03)
LocationTaiwan

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, formally known as the Republic of China (ROC), on August 2, 2022, as part of a tour of Asia with short stops in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.[1] The White House did not officially support the visit.[2][3][4]

Shortly after her arrival, Pelosi said that her visit was a sign of the United States' "unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant democracy."[1] Pelosi was welcomed by locals wearing the Ukrainian flag's colors, yellow and blue.[5] She visited the Legislative Yuan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen the following day.[6]

Background

Mainland China and Taiwan Area location map

As of the morning of August 2, it was not known for certain whether Pelosi would visit Taiwan.[7][8][9] White House National Security representative John Kirby said on the evening of August 1 (EDT) that China could respond with a missile attack near Taiwan or could conduct any other military actions to show its disapproval of the visit of an American politician.[10] At the same time, Kirby said that the US is not afraid of threats from China and would not sit idly by in the event of any aggression.[10]

In an opinion article for The Washington Post, Pelosi wrote on August 2: "We take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy. As Russia wages its premeditated, illegal war against Ukraine, killing thousands of innocents — even children — it is essential that America and our allies make clear that we never give in to autocrats."[11]

Visit

Pelosi and President Tsai

Pelosi arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, at 10:43 pm on the evening of August 2 via a military aircraft and was received by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu.[6] Upon her arrival, both the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and opposition Kuomintang endorsed the visit.[12] She met with President Tsai Ing-wen on August 3 and was awarded a medal of honour, the First Class Order of Propitious Clouds (with Special Grand Cordon), at the Presidential Office Building.[13] Pelosi addressed the Legislative Yuan.[14]

Pelosi's delegation

Speaker Pelosi's delegation included the following members of the U.S. House of Representatives:

Reception

The People's Republic of China (PRC) reacted very critically to the visit, having indicated many times in various forms that the visit of a high-ranking US official to Taiwan would be regarded as a violation of the PRC's territorial integrity, sovereignty and strategic interests, since the PRC considers Taiwan and the ROC-held areas as part of its territory. In a telephone speech between US President Joe Biden and PRC leader Xi Jinping the week before,[16] the PRC government warned that the US would be "playing with fire" if Biden were to allow Pelosi to visit the ROC.[10][17] In particular, on August 2, PRC ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun said that such a visit is provocative and will undermine China-US relations.[18]

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported twenty-one People's Liberation Army Air Force planes (ten J-16 fighters, eight J-11 fighters, one KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft, one Y-9 electronic warfare plane, and one Y-8 electronic signals intelligence aircraft) flew into its air defense identification zone on August 2.[19]

Map
Areas to conduct military exercises and training activities

In response to Pelosi landing in Taipei, on the night of August 2, the PLA Eastern Theater Command began joint naval and air force exercises in areas north, southwest and southeast of Taiwan; long-distance, live-fire artillery shooting in the Taiwan Strait; and conventional-headed missile test firings in waters east of Taiwan.[20][21] In addition, China announced that they will conduct military drills in areas encircling Taiwan from August 4 to August 7.[22] The US ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns was summoned by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, to protest Pelosi's visit.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mozur, Paul; Chien, Amy Chang (August 2, 2022). "Live Updates: Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan, Setting Up High-Stakes Standoff With China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Китай-Тайвань: на тлі можливого візиту Пелосі зростає напруження (in Ukrainian). BBC News Україна. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Ненсі Пелосі летить на Тайвань: що потрібно знати про кризу між США і Китаєм. unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Gan, Nectar; Wang, Selina; Cheung, Eric. "Why is Pelosi's expected trip to Taiwan fueling tensions?". CNN. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Тайвань вистрелив по винищувачах Китаю, а Пелосі зустрічають у синьо-жовтих масках. The Page (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Hsieh Chun-lin; Wu Su-wei; Kayleigh Madjar (August 3, 2022). "US speaker makes late-night landing". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "'If she dares': China warns Nancy Pelosi against visiting Taiwan". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Літак Ненсі Пелосі рухається в бік Тайваню. ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). August 2, 2022. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Cheung, Eric; Atwood, Kylie; Rogers, Alex; Liptak, Kevin. "Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say". CNN. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Lee, Jimmy; Martin Quin Pollard (August 1, 2022). "Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Pelosi, Nancy (August 2, 2022). "Opinion | Nancy Pelosi: Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Chen Cheng-yu; Huang Ching-hsuan; Jake Chung (August 3, 2022). "Pelosi in Taiwan: Legislators from all major parties welcome Pelosi". Taipei Times. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Lawrence Chung; Cyril Ip (August 3, 2022). "Beijing can't stand in way of more US visits to Taiwan, Pelosi says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  14. ^ Yimou Lee; Sarah Wu (August 3, 2022). "Pelosi hails Taiwan's free society as China holds military drills, vents anger". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e {{cite news |author=Huizhong Wu |title=Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests |agency=Associated Press |date=August 3, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post}}
  16. ^ Pettypiece, Shannon (July 28, 2022). "Biden, Xi speak amid rising tensions, possible Pelosi trip to Taiwan". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  17. ^ Desheng, Cao (August 3, 2022). "Pelosi's Taiwan visit strongly condemned". China Daily.
  18. ^ Nichols, Michelle; Martina, Michael (August 1, 2022). "China says Pelosi Taiwan visit would undermine U.S.-China ties". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  19. ^ Shull, Abbie. "21 Chinese warplanes, including more than a dozen fighter aircraft, flew through Taiwan's air defense zone on the day of Pelosi's visit". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "China vows military operations around Taiwan in response to Pelosi visit". South China Morning Post. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  21. ^ Reuters (August 2, 2022). "China to launch 'targeted military operations' due to Pelosi visit". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  22. ^ "Nancy Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan Despite Threats From China". Bloomberg. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses Taiwan's parliament as China summons US ambassador". ABC News. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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