China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over Taiwan visit

The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is about to make one of the most high level visit to the island nation of Taiwan.  ((Malaysia’s Department of Information via AP))Premium
The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is about to make one of the most high level visit to the island nation of Taiwan.  ((Malaysia’s Department of Information via AP))
 1 min read . Updated: 05 Aug 2022, 02:33 PM IST Livemint

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China on Friday announced unspecified sanctions on the United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her visit to Taiwan earlier this week. According to AP report citing Chinese Foreign Ministry statement, which highlighted that Nancy Pelosi disregarded China’s concerns and resolute opposition to her visit to the self-ruled island, claimed by Beijing.

Notably, Pelosi was the highest-ranking US official to visit the self-governing island in 25 years, which China claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes it having its own engagements with foreign governments, the report said.

The statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry reportedly called Pelosi’s visit provocative and said it undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, adding that “sanctions would be imposed on Pelosi and her immediate family but did not say what they would be. Such sanctions are generally mostly symbolic in nature."

 

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