The People’s Liberation Army conducted a military exercise with Taiwan University, and the US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was closely monitoring near the Taiwan Strait. Picture: Taken from the official website of the Seventh Fleet www.c7f.navy.mil/ (file photo)
Kurt Campbell, the Indo-Pacific policy coordinator of the National Security Council, known as the “Indo-Pacific Czar”, who is responsible for formulating China and Asia policies in the White House, recently accused China of “overreacting” to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. This was used as an excuse to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, etc., and said that the United States will conduct “standardized sea and air passage operations” in the Taiwan Strait, support Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities, strengthen economic and trade cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, strengthen its own military presence, and call on China to fulfill its obligations as a responsible major power.
After the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China carried out a “blockade” military exercise against Taiwan and launched missiles through Taiwan, which aroused international attention.
In response, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin pointed out that the United States’ unprovoked provocation came first, and China’s legitimate rights protection came after. Pelosi’s perverse act seriously violated China’s sovereignty, seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, and seriously endangered the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. He also warned: “There is absolutely no good end for those who play with fire, and those who offend China will be punished.”
Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference today (17th), and in response to media questions about Campbell’s remarks, he pointed out that Pelosi’s perverse act seriously violated China’s sovereignty, seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, and seriously endangered the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. , irresponsible and extremely irrational actions will be resolutely resisted, and the principle of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity in international relations will become a dead letter.
Wang Wenbin also emphasized that in 2000, the United States placed the so-called “Taiwan Relations Act” unilaterally concocted before the three Sino-US joint communiques. In the expression of China’s policy, after the DPP came to power, it continued to promote “gradual Taiwan independence”, carried out “de-sinicization”, and created “two Chinas” and “one China, one Taiwan” on various occasions. These are the behaviors to change the status quo. .
Wang Wenbin criticized that this farce created by Pelosi can never affect the historical trend of Taiwan’s return to the motherland, nor will it damage the international consensus of one China in the slightest, and it will not stop the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. “We solemnly warn the U.S. side not to act rashly and not to create a bigger crisis. Those who play with fire will never end well, and those who commit crimes will definitely be punished.”
Campbell said the United States will conduct standardized sea and air passage operations in the Taiwan Strait to support Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities and strengthen its own military presence
Wang Wenbin sternly warned: “Those who play with fire will never end well, and those who commit crimes will surely be punished.”
In response to U.S. officials saying that they will conduct standardized sea and air passage operations in the Taiwan Strait and strengthen their own military presence, Wang Wenbin solemnly warned: “Those who play with fire will never end well, and those who commit crimes will surely be punished.” Picture: Reprinted from the “Global Times”