MOSCOW, July 31 – RIA Novosti. A US Air Force special flight took off from the Hawaiian Islands and headed for Asia. flight radarwhich flights it tracks.

According to the service, we are talking about a Boeing C-40C with registration number 09-0540. According to the US Air Force website, Boeing C-40C aircraft provide “safe, comfortable and reliable transportation” of US leaders. It is stated that these planes especially carry members of the US Congress.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has previously said she will visit Singapore, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Japan with a congressional delegation, but a visit to Taiwan was not reported.

A possible visit by Pelosi to Taiwan was reported in April, but her Asia tour was canceled due to her sudden infection with the coronavirus. The media also reported that Chinese diplomats in the US are actively working to convey to US congressmen that a visit to the island is undesirable “in the interests” of both sides.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously stated that if Pelosi visits Beijing Island, it will take firm and effective measures to preserve state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and that the United States will be fully responsible for any serious consequences. China officially considers Taiwan its own province, but Taiwan positions itself as a separate state.