Photo: APAs uncertainty grew over Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China announced that it had begun military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.
The tension between China and the US over Taiwan seems to have eased, at least for the moment. Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, who holds the third most important political position in the US administration, right after the president and vice president, will visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan on her Asian tour. Taiwan was not mentioned, although there was speculation that Pelosi would visit it as well.
Beijing previously asked Pelosi to drop her plans to visit Taiwan, which China claims as its territory. As uncertainty about the visit grew, China has announced that it has started military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, and the Maritime Safety Administration warned ships to avoid the area.
Three days ago, Chinese and American presidents Xi Jinping and Joseph Biden exchanged mutual warnings over Taiwan during a phone conversation that lasted more than two hours.
Biden told Xi that America strongly opposes any unilateral moves to change the island's status.
According to Chinese sources, Xi told Biden that he adheres to the "One China" principle, telling him: "He who plays with fire will be burned by fire."
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs used exactly the same vocabulary when a delegation from the US Congress visited Taiwan earlier this year. The same phrase was used by the Chinese Ministry of Defense in a warning to Taiwan last year.
Beijing sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will someday become part of the country, and has never ruled out the possible use of force to achieve this. Washington has not recognized Taiwan's independence, but the US sells arms to the island.
In a brief statement after the two presidents spoke, the White House said the conversation was part of an effort to "responsibly manage differences" and work together where "interests are aligned." In a much longer statement, Beijing said many of the two countries' interests were aligned, but blamed the US for worsening relations, criticizing the Biden administration's view of China as its "primary rival" and "Washington's most serious long-term challenge".
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