China has issued a sharp warning to the US administration over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Taiwan, the Financial Times reports, citing its own sources..

The threats came through unofficial channels and sparked alarm among White House officials opposed to Pelosi's visit..

China has previously publicly threatened " China's latest messages are more blunt and threatening.. And according to sources, private rhetoric has now gone even further, suggesting a possible military response..

So far, there is no clear understanding of what exactly Beijing is going to do in response to Pelosi's visit.. It is assumed that the Chinese military will try to block the landing of the American delegation in Taiwan or use fighter jets to intercept its plane..

The White House is trying to assess the level of severity of Beijing's threats, according to a number of sources, because it is possible that China is simply bluffing in an attempt to force Pelosi to cancel the trip..

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and other senior National Security Council officials oppose the visit, sources say.. But they refused to comment on this information.. John Kirby, head of strategic communications at the Council, only said that they provided "

Washington's allies, in turn, are concerned that Pelosi's visit could provoke a crisis between the US and China..

Biden said this week that he intends to have a talk with Xi Jinping before the end of the month.. Leaders to Discuss Taiwan Issues.

The controversy surrounding Pelosi's trip began after the Financial Times learned she was planning to visit Taiwan..

The visit should demonstrate US support for Taiwan, which, against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is under increasing pressure from China and the US fears Beijing’s military intervention..

The piquancy of the situation is added by the chosen time of the visit. First, it coincides with the founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army. Secondly, it coincides with the annual congress of the Presidium of the Communist Party in the coastal resort of Beidaihe, where the redistribution of power takes place..

The meeting of the party leadership is especially important this year, because Xi Jinping must enlist the support of his comrades-in-arms before the upcoming election of the chairman of the Communist Party in the fall.

China mistakenly believes that the White House is in complete control of this visit, sources say, since Pelosi and Biden are party members.. But Pelosi, as a representative of Congress, is not dependent on the president and he cannot block her travels..

The Pentagon briefed Pelosi on scenarios from her visit to Taipei. After which Biden told reporters: "

At a press conference the next day, Pelosi said that Biden did not express any concerns about her trip, only warned of the possible consequences..

“I heard the president say that maybe the military is afraid that our plane will be shot down by the Chinese or something like that..

It sounds anecdotal to me, and I have not heard about it personally from the President,” she said..

Pelosi's office did not respond to a reporter's question if she was considering canceling her trip..

Sources briefed on Taiwan's national security situation see risk of Chinese military response to Pelosi's visit as high.

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Recall that the US fears that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan will fail due to the invasion of Chinese fighters into the island's airspace..