PLA Will Not Sit Idly By If Pelosi Visits Taiwan Island, Chinese Defense Ministry Warns; Indicating PLA ‘Fully Prepared’ for All Scenarios

- PLA Will Not Sit Idly By If Pelosi Visits Taiwan Island, Chinese Defense Ministry Warns; Indicating PLA ‘Fully Prepared’ for All Scenarios
by Zhang Hui and Cui Fandi, https://www.globaltimes.cn/index.html
After the Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed that China had made sterner warnings to US officials and China is fully prepared for any eventuality over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned Taiwan trip on Monday, the Chinese Defense Ministry on Tuesday vowed that if the US insists, the Chinese military will by no means sit idly by and strong measures will be taken to thwart any external interference and “Taiwan independence” separatist attempts.
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Chinese analysts said the strong warnings from the Chinese military meant that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is well prepared for all the possible challenges if Pelosi visits the island, and they advised the PLA Rocket Force to conduct drills with new missiles targeting any possible US aircraft carriers and other large military vessels that may be involved in Pelosi’s visit.
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Tan Kefei, a spokesperson of China’s Ministry of National Defense, said on Tuesday that if Pelosi, as the No.3 US politician, visits Taiwan, it will be a serious violation of the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, and it will seriously damage China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the political basis for China-US relations. It would certainly cause severe damage to bilateral military relations and lead to escalating tensions across the Taiwan Straits.
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China demands the US to fulfill its commitment of not supporting Taiwan secessionism and not arrange Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Tan said, noting that if the US persists, the Chinese military will by no means sit idly by and will take strong measures to thwart any external inferences and “Taiwan independence” secessionist attempts and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Tan’s remarks indicate that PLA is fully prepared for all responses if she does visit the island,” Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert told the Global Times on Tuesday.
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