"This is a complete farce. The #UnitedStates is violating #China’s sovereignty under the guise of so-called democracy."
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https://twitter.com/megaphone_news/status/1554803670553972736
This was the Chinese Foreign Ministry's comment on US House Speaker #NancyPelosi's visit to #Taiwan, which began on Tuesday and ended today, Wednesday, as part of a broader tour of Asian countries.
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#China, which hopes to return #Taiwan under its control, considered Pelosi's trip as a challenge to its will and a violation of its "One China" principle.
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To attempt to thwart #Pelosi's visit, China resorted to threats that began with Chinese President #XiJinping warning his US counterpart not to "play with fire" and ended with live military drills in the Taiwan Straight.
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Tensions around the island re-emerged when #Russia invaded #Ukraine last February to "fight separatists," in a scenario similar to China-Taiwan.
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The Chinese escalation also comes months before the National Congress of the #ChineseCommunistParty, where Ping will seek to win support for a new presidential term.
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