Tuesday 2 August 2022 02:00 PM Flight tracking website Flightradar24 goes DOWN as 300,000 people watch ... trends now Flight tracking website Flighttradar24 has gone down after 300,000 people logged on to watch Nancy Pelosi's flight approach Taiwan - crippling the site's servers. Pelosi is believed to be arriving in Taipei on Tuesday night and is set to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, a day after landing in Singapore to kick off her tour of Asia. But a series of Chinese threats to shoot her airplane down has caused concern - as hundreds of thousands of people tried to track her flight ahead of the suspected landing. This morning, keen flight followers were left stuck when trying to get on to the website, as they were told 'something went wrong on our end, please try again.' White House spokesman John Kirby said yesterday: 'We're going to make sure that she has a safe and secure visit, because that's our responsibility. 'And we urge as I said at the outset, we urge China to see this - if she goes - to see this for exactly what it is: nothing new, no change to our policy, and certainly not an unprecedented visit by the Speaker of the House.' US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (left) and her counterpart Azhar Azizan Harun (right) pose for photograph at Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 2 August This morning, keen flight followers were left stuck when trying to get on to the Flighttradar24 website, as they were told 'something went wrong on our end, please try again' Hundreds of thousands of people were watching the US airplane - which took Pelosi to Malaysia - depart from Kuala Lumpur but the destination was still listed as 'not applicable' The Chinese People's Liberation Army issued multiple warnings ahead of Pelosi’s expected trip, including a new one on Monday that contained a video simulating a missile strike, aircraft carriers advancing and fighter jets in formation. There was also a stern warning from state media. The video was posted on WeChat on Monday morning following reports the Speaker will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night - despite Beijing warning they could shoot her plane down and launch a military response. Chinese state media personality Hu Xijin issued a grim message to the top House Democrat: 'Let her go to Taiwan. But pray before departure: wish herself a safe journey and wish herself not be defined by history as a sinner who starts a spiral of escalation process expanding military frictions to a large-scale war in the Taiwan Strait.' The White House said Pelosi has a right to visit Taiwan but reiterated its one-China policy. Kirby also reminded Beijing the speaker makes her own decisions on where to go and that her visit is not unprecedented. ‘We have been clear from the very beginning that she will make her own decisions and that Congress is an independent branch of government. Our Constitution embeds a separation of powers this is well known to the PRC given our more than four decades of diplomatic relations. 'The speaker has the right to visit Taiwan, and the Speaker of the House has visited Taiwan before without incident, as have many members of Congress, including this year,’ Kirby said in an opening statement. Pelosi would be the first speaker to visit Taiwan since 1997. Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich was the last to visit and he has encouraged Pelosi to go there. White House officials are concerned the Chinese don't fully understand the concept of the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Pelosi would be visiting at a time when the Democrats control the House, Senate and the White House, so there are concerns that the Chinese may see this as an administration move. Last Friday, Chinese state media said the government was prepared to shoot Pelosi's plane down if it was detected in its airspace accompanied by a fighter jet escort. The latest warning was issued during a Chinese foreign ministry briefing by spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who said that because of Pelosi's status as the 'No. 3 official of the US government', a visit to Taiwan, which China claims as its own, would 'lead to egregious political impact'. Lijian added that it would be 'a gross interference in China's internal affairs' and would lead to 'very serious developments and consequences.' 'We would like to tell the United States once again that China is standing by, the Chinese People's Liberation Army will never sit idly by, and China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,' Zhao told a regular daily briefing. Asked what kind of measures the PLA might take, Zhao said: 'if she dares to go, then let us wait and see.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility