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China summons US ambassador over Pelosi's "heinous" visit to Taiwan 8/3/2022 9:12:27 PM Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, speaks with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she prepares to leave in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. photo: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP kurdsatnews Pelosi says that China cannot prevent world leaders from visiting Taiwan. On Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said China could not prevent world leaders from visiting Taiwan. Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said Wednesday that there is "no justification" for China to use Nancy Pelosi's visit as an "excuse" to conduct military exercises. "It is normal for our country's representatives to make international visits. China's escalatory response would increase tension and destabilize the region," the ministers of the United States, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom added a statement. On Wednesday, Pelosi left Taiwan after a two-day visit that raised tensions with China. Before that, Pelosi met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, where the latter stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two countries and thanked Pelosi for her presence to provide US support to her country. "Pelosi has been a huge inspiration to our country," she added. Taiwanese president also imitated the American guest with a scarf to express her country's thanks and stressed that any aggression against her government "will have an impact on the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region," stressing, "We will do what is necessary to strengthen our defenses, and are committed to security and stability in the region." For her part, Pelosi, who visited Taiwan as part of her Asian tour, said that Democrats and Republicans are united in support of Taiwan, stressing, "Our relations with Taiwan are strong, and we will work to strengthen them in various fields." The American government is required by law to defend Taiwan when it is threatened. She also stressed, "We will not abandon our support and friendship for Taiwan," noting that "the story of Taiwan is a source of inspiration for democracies... and American solidarity with Taiwan is essential and important." "Washington pledged to stand by Taiwan 43 years ago, and I am here to confirm that," she added. Pelosi added, "Our goal is for Taiwan to always enjoy freedom and security, and we will not back down from that. We want the situation in Taiwan to remain as it is now, and we do not want change by force." The Speaker of the US House of Representatives announced that her delegation came to Taiwan out of "peace for the region" after her visit unleashed Beijing's anger and sparked a diplomatic storm. "We come out of friendship to Taiwan, and peace to the region," Pelosi said during a meeting with Tsai Chi-chang, deputy speaker of Taiwan's parliament. "Taiwan is one of the freest countries in the world," Pelosi said. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives stressed that there is a good opportunity for cooperation between the two countries in the field of the chip industry. Pelosi visited the seat of the Taiwanese parliament earlier Wednesday and stressed the desire to strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries. On Tuesday, China summoned the US ambassador to it to protest against Pelosi's "heinous" visit to Taiwan. Speaking with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng expressed his country's "strong protests" against Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island that China considers part of its territory. "This move is very heinous in nature, and the consequences are grave," Xie quoted the official Xinhua News Agency. "China will not stand idly by." "Taiwan is Chinese Taiwan, and eventually Taiwan will return to the bosom of the motherland," Xie told Burns, according to the Chinese agency. The Pelosi visit, the highest-ranking US official, elected to arrive in Taiwan in 25 years, escalated tension between the world's two largest economies, as Beijing considered it a major provocation. Shih warned that the United States would "pay the price for its mistakes," and urged Washington to "immediately address its wrong actions and take practical measures to undo the negative effects of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan," according to Xinhua. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying stern warnings and threats from China. While it is understood that the White House opposes Taiwan, including Pelosi's Asian tour, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday that Pelosi "has the right to visit Taiwan." The Chinese army announced that it is on "high alert" and "will launch a series of targeted military operations" in response to the visit, announcing plans for a series of military exercises in the waters around the island starting Wednesday. More than 20 Chinese military aircraft entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, officials in Taipei said, in a dangerous escalation during Pelosi's visit. On Wednesday, North Korea criticized what it described as the "brazen interference" of the United States in China's internal affairs over the visit of the US House Speaker to Taiwan. A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said Pyongyang would "fully support" Beijing's position, blaming Washington for raising regional tensions. "The blatant interference of the United States in the internal affairs of other countries and its deliberate political and military provocations are the main reason for disturbing peace and security in the region," the spokesman said in a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. The Pelosi visit comes at a delicate time. As Russian forces advance incrementally on Ukrainian territory, the Chinese have been provoked to move on to Taiwan. The US has many reasons to believe that China had prepared to reunite Taiwan with China using forces. The West is busy repelling Russia from Ukraine and looking for an alternative energy route to its energy as Russia continues to punish the continent for its sanctions on Moscow.

China summons US ambassador over Pelosi's "heinous" visit to Taiwan

8/3/2022 9:12:27 PM

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, speaks with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she prepares to leave in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

photo: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP

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Pelosi says that China cannot prevent world leaders from visiting Taiwan.

On Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said China could not prevent world leaders from visiting Taiwan.

Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said Wednesday that there is "no justification" for China to use Nancy Pelosi's visit as an "excuse" to conduct military exercises.

"It is normal for our country's representatives to make international visits. China's escalatory response would increase tension and destabilize the region," the ministers of the United States, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom added a statement.
On Wednesday, Pelosi left Taiwan after a two-day visit that raised tensions with China.

Before that, Pelosi met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, where the latter stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two countries and thanked Pelosi for her presence to provide US support to her country. "Pelosi has been a huge inspiration to our country," she added.

Taiwanese president also imitated the American guest with a scarf to express her country's thanks and stressed that any aggression against her government "will have an impact on the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region," stressing, "We will do what is necessary to strengthen our defenses, and are committed to security and stability in the region."

For her part, Pelosi, who visited Taiwan as part of her Asian tour, said that Democrats and Republicans are united in support of Taiwan, stressing, "Our relations with Taiwan are strong, and we will work to strengthen them in various fields."

The American government is required by law to defend Taiwan when it is threatened.

She also stressed, "We will not abandon our support and friendship for Taiwan," noting that "the story of Taiwan is a source of inspiration for democracies... and American solidarity with Taiwan is essential and important." "Washington pledged to stand by Taiwan 43 years ago, and I am here to confirm that," she added.

Pelosi added, "Our goal is for Taiwan to always enjoy freedom and security, and we will not back down from that. We want the situation in Taiwan to remain as it is now, and we do not want change by force."
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives announced that her delegation came to Taiwan out of "peace for the region" after her visit unleashed Beijing's anger and sparked a diplomatic storm.

"We come out of friendship to Taiwan, and peace to the region," Pelosi said during a meeting with Tsai Chi-chang, deputy speaker of Taiwan's parliament.

"Taiwan is one of the freest countries in the world," Pelosi said.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives stressed that there is a good opportunity for cooperation between the two countries in the field of the chip industry.

Pelosi visited the seat of the Taiwanese parliament earlier Wednesday and stressed the desire to strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries.

On Tuesday, China summoned the US ambassador to it to protest against Pelosi's "heinous" visit to Taiwan.

Speaking with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng expressed his country's "strong protests" against Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island that China considers part of its territory.
"This move is very heinous in nature, and the consequences are grave," Xie quoted the official Xinhua News Agency. "China will not stand idly by."

"Taiwan is Chinese Taiwan, and eventually Taiwan will return to the bosom of the motherland," Xie told Burns, according to the Chinese agency.

The Pelosi visit, the highest-ranking US official, elected to arrive in Taiwan in 25 years, escalated tension between the world's two largest economies, as Beijing considered it a major provocation.

Shih warned that the United States would "pay the price for its mistakes," and urged Washington to "immediately address its wrong actions and take practical measures to undo the negative effects of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan," according to Xinhua.

Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying stern warnings and threats from China.

While it is understood that the White House opposes Taiwan, including Pelosi's Asian tour, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday that Pelosi "has the right to visit Taiwan."

The Chinese army announced that it is on "high alert" and "will launch a series of targeted military operations" in response to the visit, announcing plans for a series of military exercises in the waters around the island starting Wednesday.

More than 20 Chinese military aircraft entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, officials in Taipei said, in a dangerous escalation during Pelosi's visit.

On Wednesday, North Korea criticized what it described as the "brazen interference" of the United States in China's internal affairs over the visit of the US House Speaker to Taiwan.

A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said Pyongyang would "fully support" Beijing's position, blaming Washington for raising regional tensions.

"The blatant interference of the United States in the internal affairs of other countries and its deliberate political and military provocations are the main reason for disturbing peace and security in the region," the spokesman said in a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.

The Pelosi visit comes at a delicate time. As Russian forces advance incrementally on Ukrainian territory, the Chinese have been provoked to move on to Taiwan.

The US has many reasons to believe that China had prepared to reunite Taiwan with China using forces. The West is busy repelling Russia from Ukraine and looking for an alternative energy route to its energy as Russia continues to punish the continent for its sanctions on Moscow.