Former US President Donald Trump attacked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following her visit to Taiwan, describing her as “stupid”, and Trump said today, Saturday, during a rally in Wisconsin: “And now crazy Nancy Pelosi. What? Happening? What was she doing in Taiwan? China dreamed of it. It gave them the excuse they were waiting for,” Sky News reported.
The US House of Representatives speaker visited Taiwan last Tuesday evening, as she is the most senior US official to visit the island in the past 25 years.
Pelosi’s visit angered China, which considers Taiwan an island.
Last Tuesday, Trump commented on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, saying that it “always causes trouble.”
“Pelosi always gets in trouble. She’s never done a good thing before. Look what I’ve done,” Trump wrote on his True Social network.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the air force deployed fighter planes on Saturday to remove 20 Chinese planes, including 14 that crossed the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait.
The ministry added in a statement that it had also spotted 14 Chinese military ships carrying out activities around the Taiwan Strait, according to “Archyde.com”.
She pointed out that several Chinese planes and ships were detected active in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, considering that they simulated an attack on the autonomous island.
Taiwan confirmed that its forces had spotted several groups of Chinese planes and ships carrying out activities around the Taiwan Strait, some of them across the dividing center line, and it is believed that they are simulating an attack on the main island of Taiwan.
The White House also called on China to stop the military exercises it has started since the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, with the aim of reducing the level of tension in the region.
While Beijing decided to stop cooperation with the United States in a number of areas, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced the suspension of military and security talks with Washington, and the cancellation of climate talks.
China suspended cooperation with the United States on drug control, illegal immigration and the Maritime Safety Mechanism.
The US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a visit to Taiwan, which angered China and considered it a provocation.
Over the past few days, China has conducted its largest ever war games in the vicinity of Taiwan, to showcase its military and technological weapons.
