China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that “Beijing will take strong action if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has previously indicated that “the visit of the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan will seriously affect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,” stressing that “we will take strong measures to ensure sovereignty in the event of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.” Taiwan.” next month”.

Yesterday, the Financial Times reported, according to 6 informed sources, that “Chinese authorities have publicly warned the administration of US President Joe Biden that they do not rule out military action in response to the forthcoming visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives to China.” United States Taiwan. One source indicated that “China has assured the US that it will oppose the move and its response will be stronger than before,” noting that “many people familiar with the situation believe that China has gone further in its statements than before.” , indicating the possibility of a possible military response.

The newspaper reportedly said, citing six people familiar with the matter, that “Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August.” He also quoted two people familiar with the matter as saying that “there is a difference of opinion within the US administration over whether Pelosi should visit Taiwan.”

Notably, the island of Taiwan, located in East Asia off the coast of China, is one of the most sensitive issues for Beijing, which considers it an integral part of Greater China and rejects any attempt or separatist actions aimed at its independence.