“The Chinese side has made the United States transparent about events that it firmly opposes the scale of Preaspectnt Pelosi in Taiwan. We are fully prepared,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday.
“If the United States goes its own way, China will certainly take joint and vigorous measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the United States will be responsible for any serious consequences,” he added.
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Meanwhile, Taiwan has stepped up precautions opposed to imaginable military action through China, conducting airstrike training across the country. Sirens sounded in Taipei, the nation’s capital, warning citizens to evacuate the streets for 30 minutes.
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The country has tested its missile warning system, which sends mass text messages to citizens in case of imminent attacks.
High-level U. S. delegations The U. S. has stopped in Taiwan over the past year as tensions rise between the U. S. and Taiwan. USA and China. .
The bipartisanship included Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Rob Portman of Ohio, Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson and New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez.
China issued a condemnation of his trip, and the Foreign Ministry said it “firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the United States and China’s Taiwan region. “
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. , also visited the island in late April and pronounced a new partnership between the U. S. National Guard. U. S. and Taiwan Defense Forces.
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However, Pelosi’s position as Speaker of the House would make her one of the top high-level officials to do a diplomatic mission on the island. No Speaker of the House has been to Taiwan since Newt Gingrich in 1997.
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