Nancy Pelosi Lands in Taiwan After Ignoring China's Threat

 

Dailymail is reporting that Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan.

 

She landed on Tuesday amid warnings from a furious Beijing that any U.S. politician visiting the island nation will 'come to no good end' if they 'play with fire.'

 

The report further added that Pelosi's Air Force plane - with its distinctive blue and white colors and American flag on the tail - touched down in Taipei at 10:45 pm local time. 

 

The Chinese, meanwhile, backed up their words with a shore of force. 

 

As the speaker's Air Force C40 approached Taipei, Chinese Air Force Su-35 fighter jets were crossing the Taiwan Straits, local media outlets reported.

 

And chilling footage shared on Chinese social network Weibo appears to show amphibious tanks on the coast of Fujian along the Taiwan Strait. Further footage shows military equipment on the move in the city of Xiamen.

 

But Taiwan gave Pelosi a warm welcome. The island's tallest building, TAIPEI 101, lit up with a welcome message for Speaker Pelosi and supporters held welcome signs out of the hotel she will reportedly stay in.

 

Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to visit Taiwan since 1997. The White House is aware of her location.

 

'The speaker's flying aboard a military aircraft so we'll know,' spokesman John Kirby said at Monday's press briefing when asked how the White House would know if Pelosi touched down in Taiwain.