While the Chinese Communist Party continues escalating its threatening behavior toward the island nation of Taiwan, the Biden administration is reportedly preparing plans to evacuate Americans should the situation on the ground become so dire that a rapid departure is necessitated.

First reported in an exclusive from The Messenger based on conversations with three sources familiar with the plans, the Biden administration's work to prepare for an evacuation of U.S. citizens began roughly six months ago and has "heated up over the past two months or so," according to a "senior U.S. intelligence official" quoted by The Messenger. 

These preparations have not been publicly confirmed by the Biden administration, a reality sources who spoke to The Messenger attributed to it being "a sensitive subject for the Taiwanese government" because of the appearance given by the United States preparing to scoop all its citizens out of the country, even if the plans are being made out of an abundance of caution and are not set to be imminently used. 

Given the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan — one which saw Afghan refugees falling from the landing gear of military aircraft departing Kabul, 13 U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber, and a lack of vetting and coordination that saw an unknown number of American citizens and our allies left behind to fend for themselves against the Taliban — there are lasting questions about the administration's ability to safely run an evacuation.