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China State Media Threatens to ‘Shoot’ Down Pelosi’s Plane to Taiwan If She Flies With Military Escort

China State Media Threatens to ‘Shoot’ Down Pelosi’s Plane to Taiwan If She Flies With Military Escort
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 14, 2022. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The White House has refused to comment on a threat by a Chinese state media figure who said that the Chinese military should “shoot ... down” a plane carrying House speaker Nancy Pelosi if she visited Taiwan with a military escort.

“As it relates to the Speaker’s travels, it’s something that we’re just not going to speak to. Right now that’s a hypothetical,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on July 29.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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