The speaker of the House of US representatives Nancy Peloshi wants to visit Taiwan next month. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spoke sharply against this visit and threatened to take “decisive measures” if it takes place, reported Reuters.
On the eve of Nancy Pelosi, in the interior of the newspaper Financial Times, stated her intention to visit Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore next month. This caused sharp from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaking in Beijing, the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lizyan warned that Pelosi’s visit “would seriously undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China.”
“If the American side stubbornly adheres to this course, China will certainly take decisive and power measures to solid protection of its national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.
Med Taiwan said that he has no information about any visits of American officials.
In April, the speaker of the House of US representatives already planned a trip to Taiwan, but it had to be postponed due to a positive result of the test on the Covid-19.