Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was a “complete farce”, a “blatant political provocation” and a “malicious violation” of sovereignty.
“The United States violates China’s sovereignty under the guise of ‘democracy,’ but those who offend China will be punished,” Wang warned.
At the conclusion of her trip to Taipei, Pelosi reiterated US support for the island, highlighting “our shared values of democracy and freedom,” and questioned President Xi Jinping’s motivations, when asked about his strong response to her trip. .
“The secessionist forces in favor of Taiwan independence represented by President Tsai Ing-wen, in the shadow of the United States, have betrayed the justice of the great national cause,” the foreign minister stressed.
The head of Chinese diplomacy emphasized that Pelosi’s trip “demonstrates again that some US politicians have become generators of problems in the bilateral relationship, and Washington has become the biggest destroyer of peace in the Taiwan Strait and of regional stability.
“The United States must not dream of obstructing China’s reunification. Taiwan is part of China. Complete reunification is something inevitable in history. We will not leave room for the forces of ‘independence’ and external interference”, he insisted.
Wang stressed that his government “puts the development of the country and the nation as the foundation of its own strength” and “wishes to peacefully coexist and develop together with other countries.” He warned that “another country will never be allowed to undermine China’s stability and development.”
He pointed out that “under the leadership of the Communist Party, 1.4 billion Chinese are moving toward Chinese-style modernization.”
Taiwanese authorities maintained a defiant tone in the face of China’s threats, deploying planes to fend off 27 Chinese fighters in its air defense zone, according to the Defense Ministry, which added that 22 crossed the dividing line separating the island from China. China amid rising tension.
“Faced with military threats, Taiwan will not back down. We will hold the line of defense of democracy,” said Tsai Ing-wen.
The Chinese Defense promised “selective military actions” with a series of military maneuvers around the island, including “the firing of long-range live ammunition” in the Taiwan Strait.