Beijing has reportedly privately warned US officials that it may respond militarily to US House Speaker Pelosi’s planned trip to Taiwan, according to six anonymous sources
Beijing has reportedly privately warned US officials that it may respond militarily to US House Speaker Pelosi’s planned trip to Taiwan, according to six anonymous sources
True. But Chinese officials have definitely issued strong warning publicly over the last days, though no explicit military response was threatened.
It is brinkmanship 100% and something is definitely going to happen should she go. With the US being ruled by insane hawk currently this is dangerous af even if this specific warning didn’t occur.
One thing is for sure, China - like Russia - doesn’t bluff when it comes to these points of vital national interest, but more importantly Beijing WILL call your bluffs so if the US think they’re gonna achieve something with this sort of provocative behavior and that a response will not come, the US is sorely mistaken.