It looks like the old hag is actually going to try to land in Taiwan.
The most-tracked plane in the world right now is a US Air Force jet that may be carrying Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan https://t.co/ZU3CGaKEal
— Bloomberg (@business) August 2, 2022
LIVE: Pelosi expected to arrive in Taipei https://t.co/bbK67KXapZ
— RaajjeTV (@Raajje_tv) August 2, 2022
The Flightradar24 site that tracks flights has gone down because of what they say is unprecedented traffic hitting their servers. There has been a great deal of interest in the flight that Nancy Pelosi and her delegation is believed to be on.
Because of unprecedented sustained tracking interest in SPAR19, Flightradar24 services are under extremely heavy load. Some users may currently experience issues accessing the site, our teams are working on restoring full functionality to all users as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/dsFrlQ67zr
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 2, 2022
Meanwhile there are various reports of the Chinese military preparing for some type of action.
#China has launched exercises near #Taiwan ahead of Nancy #Pelosi's supposed visit. pic.twitter.com/mQnKEZa1Nc
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 2, 2022
On the beaches of Fujian, the closest Chinese province to Taiwan, military equipment and PLA troops are being deployed. pic.twitter.com/Ohk0OEqtWK
— Maria Dubovikova (@politblogme) August 2, 2022
WWIII is trending on Twitter as I write this.
The Taiwanese currency has crashed.
1/๐The Taiwan dollar craters ahead of Nancy Pelosi's visit amid heightened US-China tensions.๐น๐ผ
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— Phil Rosen (@philrosenn) August 1, 2022
We’ll just have to see how all this plays out, but it is hard to see this ending well. The US has put themselves in a lose-lose situation with this retarded stunt.