He warned that the US side would “pay the price” for its mistakes and urged the US to take practical steps to undo the negative impact of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng urgently summoned US Ambassador Nicholas Burns late Tuesday night, demanding an explanation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which has drawn Beijing’s sharp reaction.
Underscoring that Pelosi is deliberately provoking and “playing with fire”, Xie Feng said the visit is a serious violation of the “one China principle”, undermines peace and stability in the wider region and sends the wrong message to separatist forces to “Taiwan independence”.
“The move is extremely blatant and the consequences will be extremely serious. China is not going to stand idly by,” said the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister.
Arguing that the American government must be held accountable, he pointed to a series of actions that indicate – according to him – a change in Washington’s attitude: in particular, on the website of the US State Department Taiwan is not listed as a “part of China”, it has joined the so-called “Indo-Pacific strategy”, Washington’s ties with Taipei have been upgraded, arms sales have increased (…) and support for separatist activities for “Taiwan independence”.
He warned that the US side would “pay the price” for its mistakes and urged the US to take practical steps to undo the negative impact of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
The United States should not go further down the wrong path, escalating the tension in Sino-US relations, according to Xie Feng, who called on Washington not to interfere in China’s internal affairs.
Taiwan belongs to China and will gradually “return to the arms of the motherland”, he stressed. “No country, no power, no one should underestimate the determination, strong will and great ability of the Chinese government and people to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity and achieve national reunification,” he added.
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