- The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, does not want to travel to Taiwan after all.
- A travel list published on Sunday morning (Swiss time) does not list the island nation.
- Accordingly, the third highest American will visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.
The announcement by the California Democrat that she would visit Taiwan had previously caused diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing for days. In a joint phone call, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to burn his fingers on the island.
Tensions between the two countries have increased in recent years. In response to the US politician’s possible visit to Taiwan, the Chinese military has held several exercises in recent days.