The US is reportedly preparing evacuation plans for US citizens living in Taiwan amid “heightened level of tension”, according to sources cited by The Messenger; “The fact that the US is doing this doesn't mean that they expect there will be a war" "The planning has been underway for at least six months and “it’s heated up over the past two months or so,”" “The fact that the U.S. is doing this doesn't mean that they expect there will be a war. It’s only a statement that there could be a war.”