July 29 (EUROPA PRESS) –
China announced this Friday the holding of a military drill around Taiwan amid growing tensions over the possible visit of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to the island.
“Live-fire drills will be held, and the waters near Pingtan in Fuzhou, eastern China’s Fujian province, will be closed from 8:00 a.m. (local time) to 9:00 a.m. (local time) on Saturday,” according to state media have picked up.
Pelosi’s trip will include stops in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, as well as potentially Malaysia, as reported by Bloomberg. However, it is not yet clear — the White House has not confirmed it — whether he will put Taiwan on his agenda.
In this way, the president of the Chamber said this Friday at a press conference that the Biden Administration will bet, in the coming months, on a strong emphasis on the Asia and the Pacific region, which is why from Washington they want Congress to “Be a part of that initiative.”
However, former US President Donald Trump has criticized this possible trip by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the island, considering that it would defy a “red line” and that he would face “firm countermeasures”.
“The mess of China is the last thing you should get involved in, it will only make it worse,” she said on the social network Truth Social, adding that everything she touches “turns into chaos, disorder and shit”, according to what she has collected ‘ TheHill’.
Amid the tensions, the Chinese Navy has been monitoring the activities of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. Specifically, one warship sails within 185 kilometers of Fiery Cross Reef, while two other vessels, identified by Duang Dang, a Vietnam-based maritime observer, are a Chinese Type 052D destroyer and a Type 054A frigate. and as ‘South China Morning Post’ has collected.
Also, through Friday, Taiwan authorities are conducting military drills around the island and its outlying islets in an annual event that has been held since 1984 and involves all branches of the Taiwan Army, including its forces. reserve, in an effort to boost overall defense capabilities, according to .
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