The Chinese government has announced it will suspend negotiations with the US on climate change in response to the MP’s visit to Taiwan.
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the visit of Nancy Pelosi That Taiwan this week is still valid. In addition to the military activities that China By Sunday 7th, the country will impose sanctions on the President of the House of Representatives United States. “With this visit, Pelosi has seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs and seriously undermined its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” which will prompt Beijing to “impose sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family,” China’s foreign ministry announced, without giving further details . The decision adds the MP to a long list of Americans who have faced Chinese sanctions in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang (Northwest) region, sometimes without, in recent years for actions that Beijing believes run counter to the country’s interests and over human rights declarations Indication of the type of measurements. The action didn’t stop there. China also announced on Friday that it would end cooperation with the United States in various areas. The Chinese government will “suspend climate talks with the United States” and cancel a meeting with military leaders and two security meetings, China’s foreign ministry said, citing the “contempt” Pelosi showed during her visit to Taiwan. The world’s two biggest polluters pledged last year to work together to accelerate climate action and meet regularly to “tackle the climate crisis”. THE Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan is viewed by the Chinese as a violation of the sovereignty of Chinese territory, as they see the island as part of their territory that must be reunited, if necessary by force. For them, the MP’s presence is a provocation.
*With information from AFP