China considered this Tuesday that the visit of the leader of the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, “to the Chinese region of Taiwan” demonstrates an “extremely dangerous” attitude on the part of the United States and announced that it will carry out naval military exercises starting on Thursday-just .
US-CHINA Tension US Congress Leader Even Visits Taiwan Despite China’s Threats
In a statement carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s foreign ministry said it strongly condemned Pelosi’s visit, which “ignores severe warnings from Beijing” and “sends the wrong signals” to “military forces.” separatists seeking independence from Taiwan”.
[A visita] it is a serious violation of the one-China principle. […] It has a great impact on political relations between China and the United States and seriously infringes on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously undermining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has already lodged “strong protests” against the United States .
“There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory., and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legal government that represents all of China. This was clearly recognized by the 1971 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758,” the statement argues.
On the other hand, Xinhua also reported that the Chinese army to hold military naval exercises Thursday-Sundayincluding live fire, in six sea areas around the island of Taiwan.
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In the statement, the Chinese Defense Ministry said that since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with Beijing “on the basis of the one-China principle.”
The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations,” he insisted.
For Beijing, Taiwan is one of the “most critical and sensitive” issues in bilateral relations with Washington.
This US government [de Joe Biden] he has repeatedly promised to uphold the one-China policy and stop supporting ‘Taiwan independence’. However, recent actions and statements have gone in the opposite direction of these promises,” the statement added.
In this sense, the Chinese government urges the United States to “keep its promises”, to “stop any official exchanges with the Chinese region of Taiwan and to “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs”.
Any unjust attempt to reverse history, make Taiwan a problem, or jeopardize China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is doomed to failure and will come at a price.”
The leader of the US Congress landed around 3:43 p.m. (Lisbon time) in Taiwan, despite the fact that China threatened “disastrous consequences” if Pelosi’s visit to that territory was confirmed.
On Tuesday morning, the Taiwanese news agency CNA reported that a Chinese destroyer ship, several frigates and naval telecommunication ships were heading for Lanyu Island in southeastern Taiwan.
The United States has also mobilized aircraft carriers near the Taiwan Strait and is on alert.
Last week, the US press advanced the possibility that Pelosi’s Asian trip would pass through Taiwan, and both the Chinese military and civilians warned about the possible consequences of the US official’s visit.
China claims sovereignty over the island and has considered Taiwan a rogue province since the Kuomintang nationalists withdrew there in 1949 after losing the civil war against the communists.
Taiwan, with which the United States does not maintain official relations, is one of the main sources of conflict between China and the United States, mainly because Washington is Taiwan’s main arms supplier and would be its greatest military ally in the event of a conflict with the United States. the US Asian giant.
Source: Observadora
