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China has been trying to create a crisis since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, an ambassador from the island nation said.
“The fact is that … Congressional visits to Taiwan have been going on for decades and for decades it hasn’t stopped China and the US from having discussions on topics of mutual interest,” said Taiwan representative to the US Hsiao. Bi-khim during an interview on “Face the nation”.
“I agree with some of the US White House statements and other analyzes that the Beijing government is trying to create a crisis on a practice that has been going on for decades, and is using it as a pretext.”
Pelosi led a congressional delegation to the island last week in direct opposition to Chinese demands that the United States stop the meeting. He praised Taiwan’s “democratic values” and “self-government” and assured the island that the United States would maintain mutual security interests in the region.
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China then announced on August 5 that it would suspend all planned discussions with the United States on key issues in response to Pelosi’s visit last week, which Beijing has repeatedly insisted on as a provocation.
Officials had planned to meet and discuss topics that included climate change, drug networks and military action.
Hsiao Bi-khim, a lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan, speaks during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan on October 19, 2016.
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“The cancellation also sent a clear signal to the United States that the Chinese side will never accept that the United States blatantly damages China-US relations without suffering any consequences,” said US scholar Lü Xiang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. social Sciences.
Chinese officials said Pelosi on a visit to Taiwan violates the “One China” policy and would aid an illegal rebellion.
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The former editor of the Global Times, a news organization backed by the ruling party, even went so far as to suggest shooting down the speaker’s plane if fighters escorted him to Taiwan.
But Hsiao pointed out that China’s behavior is nothing new, although its recent behavior may seem unprecedented: Beijing has deployed its military forces – including 63 aircraft and 13 warships – to conduct air and sea exercises around Taiwan, in some cases crossing the Taiwan Strait meridian.
“Indeed, China’s behavior is unprecedented in scope and action,” he said. “It appears that they have been preparing for this for some time, long before President Pelosi decided to visit Taiwan.”
“China has rapidly developed its military capabilities in recent years and what they are doing through these exercises has the potential to jeopardize some of the most important air and sea trade routes,” Hsiao said. “I believe they will also jeopardize China’s interest in a stabilized environment in which trade and commerce can work.”
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Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley defended Pelosi’s trip even though some criticized her for heightening tensions with Beijing, saying the speaker “was right to go to Taiwan”.
“China is trying to bully us, the same way it tries to bully its own people. And we shouldn’t do that,” Haley said in an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” adding that the Beijing’s reaction was a “rage of anger”. by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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“President Xi wants to show his strength, so he’s bullying Taiwan,” he said. “He’s trying to pretend there’s going to be a war, he’s trying to scare them. America should never respond to fear. We should always focus on preventing wars.”
Fox News’ Ron Blitzer and Timothy HJ Nerozzi contributed to this report.
