China summoned Washington’s ambassador in Beijing and warned of Serious consequences after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Tuesday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry, early on Wednesday local time (Tuesday evening GMT), file a protest with US Ambassador Nicholas Burns over Pelosi’s surprise visit to Taiwan, which Beijing calls a “breakaway province.”
“The nature of “Pelosi’s visit is very fierce, and the consequences are very serious,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told Burns.
The United States must pay price for queen mistake. “China will take necessary and resolute countermeasures, and we mean what we say,” the Chinese diplomat told the US ambassador.
He described Pelosi’s trip as “unscrupulous.” move’, Xie told Burns that the United States should He (Pelosi) stopped her from going against historical trend but instead indulged her and colluded with Which exacerbates the tension in The Taiwan Strait is seriously damaging to Sino-US relations.”
“Chinese side Shih told Burns that the visit was a “serious provocation and violation.” of The oneChina principle,” the Chinese daily Global Times reported.
Although the thread of Including warnings military Work, Pelosi flew to Taiwan from Malaysia on Tuesday.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu greeted Pelosi when she landed at Taipei Songshan Airport at around 10:44 pm local time (2:44 pm GMT). Two hotels have been booked to host the accompanying delegation of US legislators and officials.
This came with the escalation of Beijing up Her messages are urging senior An American lawmaker gives up her trip that wasn’t like it on The official agenda of Pelosi’s four-nation Asia tour.
Pelosi first Loudspeaker of american house of Representatives to visit Taiwan in 25 years old, will meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and also get involved – get involved with Taiwan legislators.
In 1997, Republican Newt Gingrich was last Speaker of the House of Representatives to visit the autonomous island, which insists on its independence since 1949.
Soon, Pelosi fell in Taiwan and China military announced To catch military exercises around the autonomous island, home to me over 24 million people.
Taiwanese defense The ministry said that about 21 Chinese military The planes entered air defense Identification area – buffer zone outside The state’s airspace, where it has the right to require incoming aircraft to identify themselves.
Chinese country media Released videos showing that the People’s Liberation Army jointly started military Training “Around the Island” of Taiwan”.
workouts featured J-20 and . stealth fighter jets test firing of Conventional missiles that analysts said can fly over The island.
