Pelosi Reportedly Invites Senior Lawmakers to Join Taiwan Trip

© AP Photo / Evan VucciSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.07.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited the top Democrat and Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to join her on her official trip to Taiwan next month, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
Rep. Michael McCaul told NBC News that he and Chair Gregory Meeks were invited among a small group of lawmakers to join the trip. The Republican congressman added that he declined Pelosi’s invitation because of a conflicting personal obligation.
McCaul said that the trip, which is planned during the congressional August recess, would serve as political deterrence to China, but Pelosi should be mindful of military repercussions.
FILE - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters ahead of a planned vote in the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law, a response to the conservative Supreme Court, at the Capitol in Washington on  July 21, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.07.2022
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Neither Pelosi’s spokesperson or the White House has confirmed her trip, which would make the speaker the highest-ranking American politician to visit Taiwan since 1997. US President Joe Biden said he was warned by military officials that the trip was inadvisable. Beijing has warned of a strong response if the speaker decides to move forward.
The US and China are both preparing for a potential military response, The South China Morning Post reported. The USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group left Singapore on Monday, heading toward the South China Sea, while satellite imagery indicates that China is building up its aerial deployment in the area.
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