Two Chinese Aircraft Carriers put to sea since Sunday to meet USA sovereignty challenge



Forty-eight hotel rooms were booked for Nancy Pelosi at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei, Taiwanese media write. The American congressional delegation will consist of 40 people. Pelosi will meet with the President of Taiwan, the speaker of Taiwan’s Parliament and a number of human rights activists.

Pelosi and her delegation have departed Malaysia and the Spar19 flight has progressed toward the Philippines airspace just south of Davao City by 19:40 local time. Some sources say Pelosi is not aboard and that she will arrive by private aircraft around 10:20 p.m. local time. That is not confirmed.

Another US government plane arrived in Malaysia to accompany Pelosi’s flight to Taiwan or to replace her special board, the Global Times China CCP newspaper writes.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi may arrive by private aircraft at Songshan airport at 22:20pm local time (GMT+8 14:20 GMT), according to the ‘Liberty Times’, one of several media outlets linked to Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen’s political party.

On Tuesday afternoon, 2 August, the Foreign Ministry of Taiwan said it could not comment on the speculation about Ms. Pelosi’s trip.

Banners on cars in Taipei read “Avoid war save lives, welcome re-unification”.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that Beijing was talking to Washington DC about Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

But still, heavy land-based weapons pour into Xiamen city beach front on the China side of the Taiwan Strait as a massive naval built up from both sides, America and China threaten the peace in the Asian Seas.

Video: China People’s Liberation Army armour and heavy artillery pour into Fujian Province facing the Taiwan Strait.


Aircraft Carrier Liaoning

File Photo: PLAN Aircraft Carrier Liaoning near Hong Kong. Liaoning aircraft carrier left Qingdao on Sunday, 31 July 2022, and the Shandong left Sanya on Monday, 1 August 2022. File photo by Baycrest. Published under Creative Commons License.


US Pentagon spokesperson says American military has not changed its policy on “One China” and does not support Taiwan independence. Joe Biden is quiet on the matter.


 

PLA armored vehicles arrive in Fujian province by road and rail. (Twitter)

 Demonstrators in san Francisco are asking Pelosi to cancel the trip to Taiwan and end the new Cold War with China.


Taipei Airport in late July. Photo credit: Kathy Poon/FPMag