Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed to punish those who offend Beijing, while the visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan sparked anger in his country. Wang stated on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Phnom Penh that "this is pure farce, the United States violates China's sovereignty under the guise of so-called democracy; those who offend China will certainly be punished."
In this context, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that "Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is not related to democracy but rather to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. U.S. officials are trying to blame us for this escalation, and they must understand Taiwan's history well."
It emphasized in a statement that "there is one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of it; there is one government representing China, and the United Nations adopted a resolution supporting the one-China principle, and there is no room to backtrack on international legal decisions." It pointed out that "our relations with Washington have been based on the one-China principle and that Taiwan is part of our country."
The Chinese Foreign Ministry considered that "the development of our relationship with Washington in recent years has not stopped it from its practices in Taiwan," adding that "the international community recognizes the one-China principle, and there is widespread opposition to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan."
