BEIJING: China on Tuesday vowed to launch “targeted military action” in response to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The news agency AFP gave this information. In fact, with the arrival of Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan, she has become the highest US official to visit the self-governing island. The tension between China and America has increased due to the visit of the US House Speaker.
China has been claiming that Taiwan is part of it. He opposes visits by foreign officials to Taiwan because he feels it tantamount to recognizing the island territory as sovereign. China has threatened to have “serious consequences” if Pelosi travels to Taiwan.
China said on Monday it was closely monitoring reports of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan. At the same time, China warned that if Pelosi travels to Taipei, its military will give a “stern response” and it will face “serious consequences”. Now that Pelosi has reached Taipei after visiting Malaysia, all eyes are on China’s next move.
America expressed displeasure over China’s rhetoric: America has condemned China’s rhetoric regarding the expected visit of House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby underlined Monday that Pelosi’s final decision on whether or not to travel to the self-governing island rests with her. He said US lawmakers have been making regular visits to Taiwan over the years. Kirby said administrative officials were concerned that Beijing could use the trip as an excuse to provoke actions, including military moves in or around Taiwan, flying over Taiwan’s airspace, and conducting large-scale naval exercises in the strait. Is.
Russia supports China’s stand: Meanwhile, Russia issued a stern warning on Tuesday for allegedly trying to provoke China through the visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress (parliament), to Taiwan. The Kremlin (Russian President’s Office) said that this could lead to tensions reaching a new dangerous situation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that such visits could be “very provocative”. He said that ‘this can worsen the situation in the area and increase the tension’.
