China Puts Sanctions On US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi For Taiwan Visit
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- 05 Aug 2022
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China on Friday announced sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family members for her visit to Taiwan this week, disregarding the strident warnings from Beijing, asserting that it violated China’s sovereignty and the "One China policy".
Pelosi, 82, the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, visited Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its own and vows to integrate with the Chinese mainland, even by force.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry, which criticised her visit and lodged stern protests to the US by summoning its Ambassador to China Chris Burns, issued a statement on Friday imposing sanctions against Pelosi and her family.
“In disregard of China’s grave concerns and firm opposition, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi insisted on visiting China’s Taiwan region,” the statement said. Read More...
