Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan in defiance of terrifying Chinese war threats
Taiwanese fighter jet reportedly went into 'alert mode' after President Pelosi entered Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone
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Nancy Pelosi from the United States arrives in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan as China threatens the United States with consequences and deploys tanks and fighter jets to the border with the disputed territory.
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives arrived in Malaysia this morning and the US military plane carrying the third-highest ranking government official and congressional delegation has now landed in Taiwan.
A Taiwanese fighter jet reportedly went into "alert mode" after President Pelosi's USAF C-40C aircraft entered the Taiwanese air defense identification zone.
Spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, Li-Fang Sun, confirmed that no Su-35 fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait, but acknowledged that other types of People's Liberation Army aircraft did.
Picture:
AFP via Getty Images)But her visit defied all threats from China, which said the United States would "pay the price" if she set foot on the disputed island.
China views Taiwan as part of its territory in a breakaway province and Chinese President Xi Jinping has huge ambitions to join it to the mainland, saying he would annex it by force if necessary.
In 1949, Taiwan and China separated after the communists won a civil war on the mainland.
Then in 2016, China cut off all contact with the Taiwanese government after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen refused to endorse Beijing's claim that the island and mainland together form a single Chinese nation .
China's state-run newspaper Global Times said Pelosi's visit could catalyze the process of Taiwan's "reunification" with China.
She is the highest elected American to visit for more than 25 years...
Taiwanese fighter jet reportedly went into 'alert mode' after President Pelosi entered Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone
Video not available
Click to playTap to play
Nancy Pelosi from the United States arrives in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan as China threatens the United States with consequences and deploys tanks and fighter jets to the border with the disputed territory.
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives arrived in Malaysia this morning and the US military plane carrying the third-highest ranking government official and congressional delegation has now landed in Taiwan.
A Taiwanese fighter jet reportedly went into "alert mode" after President Pelosi's USAF C-40C aircraft entered the Taiwanese air defense identification zone.
Spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, Li-Fang Sun, confirmed that no Su-35 fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait, but acknowledged that other types of People's Liberation Army aircraft did.
Picture:
AFP via Getty Images)But her visit defied all threats from China, which said the United States would "pay the price" if she set foot on the disputed island.
China views Taiwan as part of its territory in a breakaway province and Chinese President Xi Jinping has huge ambitions to join it to the mainland, saying he would annex it by force if necessary.
In 1949, Taiwan and China separated after the communists won a civil war on the mainland.
Then in 2016, China cut off all contact with the Taiwanese government after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen refused to endorse Beijing's claim that the island and mainland together form a single Chinese nation .
China's state-run newspaper Global Times said Pelosi's visit could catalyze the process of Taiwan's "reunification" with China.
She is the highest elected American to visit for more than 25 years...
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