US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to arrive at 10:20 p.m. local time via private plane at Songshan Airport, Report informs, citing Bloomberg.
China, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory, has vowed an unspecified military response to any Pelosi visit that risks sparking a crisis between the world’s biggest economies. On a call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden he would “resolutely safeguard China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity” and that “whoever plays with fire will get burned.”
Pelosi, on August 2, held meetings in Malaysia, the second stop on her swing through Asia that kicked off a day earlier in Singapore. She will visit Taiwan after Malaysia before she heads to South Korea and Japan.