China plans ‘targeted’ military operations to counter Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Tour: China is vowing a ‘targeted military action’ in response to the visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which landed in Taipei despite repeated warnings from Beijing.

As Nancy Pelosi was about to land at Taipei Airport, Chinese fighter jets including the Sukhoi-35 entered Taiwanese territory, however, Taiwan’s military denied reports of the jet crossing over to Chinese state media.

US planes carrying Pelosi kept avoiding the South China Sea as they entered Taiwan.

China warned that ignoring strong warnings of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan would have “severe implications” on bilateral ties and “seriously undermine” regional peace and stability, as official media reported. Said the army would launch a series of “targeted” operations to counter his journey.

Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday night, according to television footage shown by the US network. She is the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years.

After Pelosi arrived in Taiwan, China’s foreign ministry issued a stern statement, saying her visit was “a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués”.

China claims Taiwan as part of the mainland and vows to unify the rebel province by force as well.

“It seriously undermines the political foundations of Sino-US relations, and seriously violates China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It seriously undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and denies separatist forces.” “Sends seriously wrong signals to Taiwan. China strongly opposes and strongly condemns it, and has severe demarcation and strong opposition to the United States,” the statement said.

There is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inseparable part of China’s territory, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legal government representing the whole of China, it said.

This is explicitly recognized in the UN General Assembly resolution and 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle.

“The One-China Principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a fundamental criterion in international relations,” it said.

In 1979, the United States made an explicit commitment in a Sino-US joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations—”The United States recognizes the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China,” it said.

Rejecting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s claim that the US Congress acts independently of the government, the statement said that “Congress, as a part of the US government, strictly adheres to the US government’s one-China policy.” is inherently obliged to comply with and should be avoided. Any official exchanges of China with the Taiwan region”.

“China has always opposed visits to Taiwan by members of the US Congress, and the US executive branch has a responsibility to prevent such visits,” it said.

“Since Speaker Pelosi is the current leader of the US Congress, her visit to Taiwan and activities, in any form and for whatever reason, is a major political stimulus to upgrade US official exchanges with Taiwan. China absolutely accepts this. does not, and the Chinese people completely dismiss it.”

Quoting Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, the state-run Global Times reported that the Chinese military would “launch a series of targeted military operations to counter Pelosi’s visit to the island of Taiwan, and protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” will firmly defend the integrity.”

Senior Colonel Xi Yi, spokesman for China’s PLA Eastern Theater Command, said on Tuesday that joint military activities would begin around the island of Taiwan from Tuesday night to prevent US provocations over the Taiwan question and to warn “Taiwan independence separatists”.

After arriving in Taipei, Pelosi said the US delegation’s visit “honors America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.”

“Our visit is one of several congressional delegations to Taiwan – and it is in no way contrary to United States policy,” she said.

“By visiting Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy: reaffirming that Taiwan’s independence – and that of all democracies – must be respected.”

He added that his “visit reiterates that the United States stands with Taiwan: a strong, vibrant democracy and our valued partner in the Indo-Pacific.”

Beijing regularly opposes the visit of any foreign dignitaries to Taiwan, claiming its own and asserting strongly that all countries follow the One China policy by accepting that a separate province is part of its mainland. Is part of.

Upon arrival by a US Air Force plane, Pelosi and her delegation were received by Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on the tarmac of Taipei Airport.

China, Taiwan and US armies as she took off from Malaysia went on full alert amid high voltage rhetoric objecting to her visit from Beijing, saying it was a violation of her sovereignty because Taiwan belongs to her.

Pelosi was expected to meet on Wednesday with Taiwan’s President Tsi-Ing-wen, whom China accuses as a separatist and spend the day visiting the island, including some industrial units.

,With inputs from PTI,

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