'On Wednesday, Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island welcomes any friendly guests from overseas. "We are very grateful to Speaker Pelosi for her strong support and kindness towards Taiwan over the years," he said.''Pelosi is a longstanding critic of the Chinese Communist Party. She has denounced Beijing's human rights record, and met with pro-democracy dissidents and the Dalai Lama -- the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who remains a thorn in the side of the Chinese government.
In 1991, Pelosi unfurled a banner in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to commemorate victims of the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy protesters. More recently, she has voiced support for the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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While the politically sensitive timing could trigger a stronger response from Beijing, some experts believe it could also mean the Communist Party would want to ensure stability and prevent things from getting out of control.
"Honestly, this isn't a good time for Xi Jinping to provoke a military conflict right before the 20th party congress. It's in Xi Jinping's interest to manage this rationally and not instigate a crisis on top of all the other crises he has to deal with," Thompson said, citing China's slowing economy, deepening real estate crisis, rising unemployment, and constant struggle to curb sporadic outbreaks under its zero-Covid policy.
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Neither President Tsai Ing-wen nor the presidential office have issued statements on Pelosi's potential trip.
On Wednesday, Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island welcomes any friendly guests from overseas. "We are very grateful to Speaker Pelosi for her strong support and kindness towards Taiwan over the years," he said.
Though international media is closely watching events, the escalating tension barely made headline news in Taiwan this week. Taiwan's media has mostly focused on upcoming local elections and Taiwanese military drills.
Previously, Taiwanese officials have publicly welcomed visits by US delegations, seeing them as a sign of support from Washington.'
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