US House speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday . The visit has heightened US tensions with Beijing, which claims the self – governing island as its territory.
Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit
Speaker of the US House of representative, Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night. Her visit has heightened tensions between china and the US. China has described speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a major political provocation to enhance official relations between the US and Taiwan and said china would never accept it.
And that her visit to Taiwan in any form and for any reason is a major political stimulus to enhance official exchanges between the US and Taiwan, ” the ministry said in a statement china will never accept it, and the Chinese people will never agree to it.
The Chinese ministry regretted the visit saying ” it is a very dangerous act of playing with Fire, and those who play with fire will set themselves on Fire.”
The Ministry warned the US
The ministry said that the US congress should strictly adhere to the US government’s one – china policy and refrain from any official exchanges with china’s Taiwan region. The Chinese ministry said ‘ china has always opposed the visit of American congressmen to Taiwan and the responsibility of stopping this lies with the US executive.
The Chinese ministry opposed Pelosi’s visit to Taipei, saying this ” Pelosi disregarded china’s strong opposition and serious representation and visited Taiwan ” china’s sovereignty and territorial integrity seriously undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan strait and send a serious and wrong signal to Taiwan independence” separatist forces, the ministry said. Despite repeated security threats from Beijing, US represented Pelosi on Tuesday reached Taiwan.
Pelosi reaffirmed her country’s unwavering support for Taiwan’s democracy and said the visit was not contrary to long standing US policy towards Taiwan.
” Our discussion with the Taiwan leadership will focus on reaffirming our support for our partner and promoting our common interests, including advancing a free and open Indo – pacific region.
