Pelosi's Taiwan plans: Kirby pressed on claims White House is trying to 'placate' China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has not yet confirmed she will visit Taiwan against the wishes of the Chinese Communist Party, the White House said Monday.

Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. 

MacCallum noted the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan strike group has been repositioning in the area and a commentator linked to Chinese state-run media suggested the plane carrying the woman second-in-line for the presidency be shot down.

"What we're saying, Martha, is there's no reason for China to make this an issue... There's no reason for China to escalate the tensions because nothing has changed about America's foreign policy when it comes to the One-China policy and support for Taiwan," Kirby said, adding recent bellicose language from a Chinese government spokesman "conflated" Pelosi's potential visit with actual violations of sovereignty.