Pelosi’s departure is scheduled for today. Meanwhile, China has announced flight restrictions in six areas around Taiwan from 7:00 a.m. Thursday to 7:00 a.m. Sunday due to a planned exercise there.
A larger crisis over Taiwan will begin after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who flew in on a visit to the island on Tuesday, leaves the island. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper, China could resort to a show of force by launching missiles near Taiwan in the coming days, but will avoid a direct military confrontation. Beijing’s response could be incremental and largely non-military in nature – in the short term, Beijing’s actions are likely to target Taiwan’s economy. In the longer term, however, its military posture towards Taiwan should be expected to change. The newspaper argues that cyber and information influence on Taipei will intensify.
“China has a very wide range of tools to harm Taiwan,” a US administration official told the Washington Post. – China sees the error of its adversary, it often intervenes aggressively to take advantage. This is what it is likely to do.
The publication notes that Beijing’s overreaction to Pelosi’s visit could lead to an increase in Taiwan’s desire to reduce its dependence on China. The article argues that China’s use of economic coercion and “military aggression” will increase, so “international efforts to support Taiwan militarily, economically and diplomatically should increase accordingly.”
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