Today, August 2, US house of representative Nancy Pelosi arrived in the Island nation of Taiwan amid tightened tensions between the US and China.

Chinese local media reported that the Chinese military buildup near the Taiwan border has continued since the confirmation of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island. Pelosi left Malaysia, the second leg of her Asian tour, amid rising tension over her visit to Taiwan.

The visit risks triggering a global crisis between the world's most powerful economic and military powers. The US does not officially recognize Taiwan but is legally required to prove the island with means to protest its sovereignty.

China's People's Liberation Army has planned to carry out an exercise on the surroundings of Taiwan.

A site tracking aircraft around the world indicated that nearly 300,000 of its users are following the US Air Force plane, which they believe has the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on board, Bloomberg reported.

After Pelosi's plane touched down, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, "Pelosi's visit to Taiwan had a significant impact on the political basis of Sino-US relations."

Taiwan commented on Pelosi's visit by saying, "We warmly welcome foreign guests, and we will make appropriate arrangements."

Before that, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense confirmed the military movements near Taiwan by saying, "We will deploy appropriate military forces in response to the threats. We have the resolve and ability to ensure our national security."

On Tuesday, according to reports, Chinese warships and aircraft repeatedly edged into the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

The United Daily News, Liberty Times, and China Times - the major national newspapers in Taiwan - quoted unidentified sources saying that Pelosi will go to Taipei and spend Wednesday night after that visiting Malaysia.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry commented on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan by saying, "We hope that America will understand the sensitivity of the situation, we will respond strongly if Pelosi visits Taiwan."

Military Watch had reported that China deployed the Aircraft Carrier Killer missile, the first gliding hypersonic vehicle after the US Navy moved its aircraft carrier groups to places close to Chinese territory for fear of a reaction Beijing on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken considered that Pelosi was the one who decided to visit Taiwan or not and that China should not escalate the situation after that visit.
 
Politico quoted Western diplomatic sources as saying that European countries are preparing for the repercussions of the dangerous escalation between Washington and Beijing over Pelosi's visit.

An informed source told the magazine that the deteriorating war of words between the United States and China regarding Taiwan worries European countries due to the risks of a possible military escalation.

The sources stressed that the European Union considers any military confrontation between China and Washington an out-of-control conflict.

Vice President of the Munich Security Conference Boris Rogge warned European countries not to prepare for a US-Chinese confrontation scenario by supporting Taiwan and maintaining close contact with Beijing to calm tension.