Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Escalates Tension

Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan escalates tension between the US and China, after defying stern warnings from Beijing that a visit challenges its sovereignty.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit, according to the WSJ defied stern warnings from Beijing as a challenge to its sovereignty. Mrs. Pelosi, is set to meet Wednesday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and legislators in the self-ruled democracy. The closely watched Asia tour has raised tensions between China and the U.S., with Beijing’s diplomats and the People’s Liberation Army repeatedly threatening responses should Mrs. Pelosi go through with the visit to Taiwan, which China regards as its territory.

Several hundred thousand people were tracking U.S. Air Force flight SPAR19 on Tuesday, tracking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit. Global flight tracking service Flightradar24, which provides real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world, told MarketWatch that flight with the call sign SPAR19 — which was presumed to be carrying Pelosi — has been drawing record eyeballs since it left the United States over the weekend.

As the story continues to develop around Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit, many people are on edge to see what china will do if they decided to do anything at all. The staff at Trap Politics will continue to keep our readers updated.