{"id":1587370,"date":"2022-08-03T15:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587370"},"modified":"2022-08-03T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:55:17","slug":"fact-check-did-china-threaten-to-shoot-down-nancy-pelosis-plane-if-she-visits-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-china-threaten-to-shoot-down-nancy-pelosis-plane-if-she-visits-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did China Threaten To Shoot Down Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Plane If She Visits Taiwan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-china-threaten-to-shoot-down-nancy-pelosis-plane-if-she-visits-taiwan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-02T164624Z_1_LYNXMPEI710TP_RTROPTP_4_USA-CHINA-TAIWAN-e1659466342835.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgpM7ogOuJJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=98dd7097-51cd-42cd-b92e-b0add5e3d7e6\"><span>shared on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> claims China threatened to shoot down U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s plane if she visits Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgpM7ogOuJJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That specific threat was made by a Chinese journalist in a since-deleted tweet. The Chinese government warned of military action if Pelosi traveled to the island, but did not explicitly say it would shoot down her plane.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pelosi arrived in Taiwan Tuesday evening local time, making her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since 1997, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/08\/02\/world\/pelosi-taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. Her visit comes despite numerous Chinese threats and warnings to not visit the island, which China considers its territory, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Instagram and liked over 5,200 times claims the Chinese threatened to kill her if she went through with the trip. \u201cChina threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi\u2019s plane down if she visits Taiwan,\u201d reads text featured in the July 30 post.\u00a0\u201cBREAKING China says they will shoot down Pelosi\u2019s plane if she goes to Taiwan. Would you miss Nancy?\u201d the post\u2019s caption reads.<\/p>\n<p>This claim is missing context.\u00a0<span>While there was a threat made against Pelosi\u2019s plane, it did not stem from the Chinese government. Rather, it originated with a since-deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220730015114\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuXijin_GT\/status\/1553054547970760704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> from Chinese journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuXijin_GT?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hu Xijin<\/a>, who works for the state-run media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/\">Global Times<\/a>. Bloomberg described him as a \u201cleading propagandist for the Chinese government.\u201d<\/span><span>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/07\/18\/fact-check-mccarthy-pelosi-prosecuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Kevin McCarthy Say That Nancy Pelosi \u2018Should Be Jailed And Prosecuted\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cIf US fighter jets escort Pelosi\u2019s plane into Taiwan, it is invasion,\u201d reads the July 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220730015114\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuXijin_GT\/status\/1553054547970760704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>. \u201cThe PLA has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi\u2019s plane and the US fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tactical movement of obstruction. If ineffective, then shoot them down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/no-china-didnt-threaten-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-over-taiwan-visit-1729334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no indication<\/a> that this was an official threat made by the Chinese government. Chinese officials have instead chosen to be less specific with their threats. <span>Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian warned of \u201cvery serious developments and consequences\u201d should Pelosi visit Taiwan and said that \u201cChina is standing by, the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army will never sit idly by, and China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pelosi-taiwan-asia-tour-china-warnings-military-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upon Pelosi\u2019s arrival in Taiwan, China began a series of live-fire military drills around the island, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/8\/3\/china-conducts-live-fire-exercises-around-taiwan-as-pelosi-visits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has contacted the U.S. embassy in China for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Instagram claims China threatened to shoot down U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s plane if she visits Taiwan. 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