China’s Ambassador to the U.S. was called to visit the White House Thursday, after his country conducted military activities near Taiwan, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rebellious visit this week to the self-governing island that China considers its territory.
It seems, the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army engaged in long-range, live-fire exercises and precision strikes on eastern parts of the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported that the 11 missiles hit waters off the island’s northeastern and southwestern coasts on Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday evening, Chinese naval ships and planes also carried out drills in waters around Taiwan, crossing the halfway point between the island and mainland China known as the median line, Taiwan’s defense ministry called it a highly provocative act.
“After China’s actions overnight, we summoned People’s Republic of China Ambassador Qin Gang to the White House to question him about the PRC’s provocative actions,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. “We condemned the PRC’s military actions, which are irresponsible and at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”
In summoning the Chinese ambassador to condemn through diplomatic channels the military actions, the White House also told Qin that the U.S. hopes to continue communications and reiterated that U.S. policy on China and Taiwan has not changed.
America’s long-standing One China Policy recognizes Beijing as the only legitimate government of China.
“We also made clear that the United States is prepared for what Beijing chooses to do,” Kirby said in the statement. “We will not seek and do not want a crisis. At the same time, we will not be deterred from operating in the seas and skies of the Western Pacific, consistent with international law, as we have for decades, supporting Taiwan and defending a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday and met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen the next day as part of her defiant visit to the island.
China’s strong objection to the House speaker’s trip, came with an abundance of warnings and caused concerns among the American military as well as the White House.
“Our discussions with Taiwan leadership will focus on reaffirming our support for our partner and on promoting our shared interests, including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Pelosi said in a statement released after her arrival in Taipei. “America’s solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy.”
Nice work Nancy.
All Chinese Nationalist are SPIES
Why are the worthless democrats not doing anything about the china threat in our universities, buying up farmland, stealing our defense secrets, interference in our elections,buying off members of congress(Eric Swallwell, Pelosi )and several others; are the democrats in bed with the communist chinese ! Come on man ; it;s time the democrats start cooperating with republican legislation in the congress to stop the chinese communist before their takeover of our country is realized ! All americans should immediately contact your represenatives in congress immediately !!!
I believe most of the national politicians are bought and paid for by the Chinese, with one exception, ALL OF THE SCUM DEMOCRATS are bought and paid for, who do you think is backing George Soros.