The Ministry of Foreign Affairs China was pronounced after the arrival of the Speaker of the House of Representatives United States of America, Nancy Pelosia Taiwanthis Tuesday, August 2nd.
“US politicians who play with fire on the Taiwan issue will not end well,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement. In recent days, the same minister, Joe Biden, warned of the “serious consequences” of the Democratic official’s arrival in Taipei.
“If you play with fire, you get burned,” Wang Yi warned after the more than two-hour phone call between the US President and his counterpart Xi Jinping. On that occasion, at the request of the Chinese leader, Biden decided to re-validate Taiwan’s “status quo” and respect the “one China” principle.
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Since various Taiwanese media outlets linked to the Tsai Ing-wen government announced that Nancy Pelosi would land in Taipei, the Chinese army has conducted a series of military maneuvers that have heightened tensions with Washington.
First, various media outlets reported that several Chinese warplanes crossed the Taiwan Strait minutes before the official’s arrival, who was escorted by the Taiwan Air Force. Likewise, the Chinese government maintained communications with Washington minutes before the plane carrying Pelosi landed.
China locks down strategic areas near Taiwan. Photo: BNO News
After the arrival of the democratic politician, China announced that it would conduct live-fire military actions around the island, which was already blocked in strategic areas by the Asian giant’s army.