Pelosi announces diplomatic tour Asia, does not name Taiwan

(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 31 – “I am leading a congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific to reaffirm America’s unwavering commitment to our allies and friends in the region. In Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan we will hold high-level meetings to discuss how to enhance our shared interests and values ​​”: the speaker of the American Congress, Nancy Pelosi, writes in a tweet, in which the exponent Dem does not mention Taiwan as one of the stages of the journey.

The island that China would like to reunite with itself, even with the use of force if necessary, had been unofficially added by some rumors between the stages of the tour – news not confirmed or denied by Washington -: rumors that have infuriated Beijing anyway , who threatened a “tough response” if the visit takes place and announced military maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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