House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her entourage have departed for Asia.
The Chinese Army urged citizens to “prepare for war” in a social media post Friday that garnered thousands of thumbs-up, according to the state-sponsored Global Times.
This from westernjournal.com.
Chinese officials have issued stark warnings of possible conflict should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during her trip to Asia, pledging a “forceful” response.
With the California democrat enroute to Asia, it was still unclear whether she would follow through on plans to visit the island.
The post from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s 80th Group Army on the Chinese social media platform Weibo received over 300,000 thumbs-up within 12 hours ‘amid high morale among Chinese soldiers.’
The 80th Group Army posted in a comment that received 8,000 likes, according to the Global Times:
We must bear in mind the fundamental responsibility of preparing for war and charge on the journey of a strong army.
PLA soldiers, fighting! We support you guys.
Veterans pledged to return to the communist regime’s armed forces if called upon, the Global Times said.
Others called for the reunification of the Taiwan Strait, a key point of tension between the U.S. and China, according to the report.
Both countries adhere to the “One China” policy, acknowledging Taiwan as part of a broader China, but the U.S. has an independent relationship with the self-governing island that the Chinese Communist Party rejects.
Screenshots of the Chinese Army’s post circulated on Twitter.
🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇸🇹🇼"Get ready for war!"
Such a message appeared on the official account of the 80th Army of the People's Liberation Army of China on the Weibo social network. pic.twitter.com/DHjXOmrV3Y
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZmilitary1) July 29, 2022
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said Tuesday:
[A] Pelosi visit to Taiwan would seriously violate the One China principle and severely endanger China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
While Chinese officials have stopped short of guaranteeing all-out war with the U.S. on the grounds of Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, Kefei said that
The Chinese military will never sit idle by and will certainly take strong and resolute measures to thwart any interference by external forces and secessionist attempts for ‘Taiwan independence,’ and firmly defend China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The 80th Group Army’s post began circulating near the same time President Joe Biden held a 2.5-hour phone call with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping where they discussed tensions over Taiwan’s status. Biden reaffirmed his support for the One China policy.
The U.S. military warned Pelosi of the possible national security risks of visiting Taiwan Wednesday, Reuters reported, while escalating troop movements in the South Pacific in preparation for any possible conflict.
Kefei said:
The visit is bound to cause extremely serious harm to the relations between the two countries and their militaries, and lead to further escalation of tension across the Taiwan Straits.
Pelosi’s office, the Chinese military, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.
Final thoughts: Nancy Pelosi has all the makings of a ruthless tyrant. Power has gone to her brain. I’d dislike what she is doing even if she were a Republican and was antagonizing China as part of a legitimate national cause.
