US not changing policy on evacuation of citizensPLANNING ‘HEATED UP’: A news site said that the US was drawing up evacuation plans for its citizens in Taiwan, but John Kirby said there was currently no need The US has seen “no indication” that the situation in Taiwan warrants a review of its policy of not evacuating private US citizens from areas of conflict, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, but did not disclose whether it was preparing for such a contingency. The Messenger news site reported that the US government was drawing up evacuation plans for US citizens living in Taiwan, citing three anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. One of the sources, identified as a senior US intelligence official, told the Web site that planning had been under way for at least
