Taiwan administration will be very difficult to refuse to accept the speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi, however, if this visit will take place, the authorities of the island will feel the “All the Anger of Beijing,” writes The South China Morning Post.
The publication notes that on the one hand, Pelosi’s arrival on the island will show that Taibay enjoys Washington’s support and increase the chances of the ruling democratic progressive party to win in the November intermediate elections, but at the same time the consequences of a visit against which Beijing resolutely warns, will increase the military pressure of the PRC on the island. “The administration of Tsai Inven would be extremely difficult to reject Pelosi’s proposal about visiting [Taibay], given its situation in the political hierarchy of the United States and the fact that it has long been known for its support for Taiwan,” said the director of the analytical center “Taiwanese International Society for Strategic Research” Van Gunya . “But if Pelosi still arrives, the government of Tsai Inven will have to feel the whole of the anger of Beijing, which has already threatened to take decisive measures,” he said.
According to another Taiwanese analyst Jes Zhong, Beijing will significantly increase military pressure on the island during a Pelosi visit. In particular, the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA), in his opinion, can send a squadron of military aircraft to the identification zone of Taiwan’s air defense through the middle line of the strait separating the mainland and islands. Also, the conduct of the relevant teachings of the PLA with the participation of ships, shock drones, and combat educational shooting.