GT: Pelosi's visit to Taiwan could have dire consequences for US-China relations

This is reported by the Chinese newspaper Global Times.

The material emphasizes that the Chinese authorities will be ready to properly respond to a possible visit by Pelosi to the island.

"The response from mainland China will be comprehensive militarily, diplomatically, economically and publicly," said Wu Yongping, director of the Taiwan Studies Institute at Tsinghua University.

In addition, the article quotes military experts who did not rule out that China may decide to limit the air and sea space around Taiwan in order to conduct full-scale exercises.

Also, experts say, Beijing may send fighter jets to intercept Pelosi's plane.

Yang Mingjie, director of the Taiwan Studies Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, urged the US government not to underestimate China's resolve on the issue.

The Financial Times previously wrote that Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August to "show support for Taipei."

If the visit goes ahead, it will be the first visit by a speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan in 25 years.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in turn, demanded that the US cancel Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The Chinese Defense Ministry said that the Chinese army will not watch this "with folded hands", but "will definitely take all measures to prevent external interference."