The White House, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 2 The US expects China to continue to take long-term measures in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which will include new military exercises, the coordinator said on Tuesday Strategic Communications Officer at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby.» We expect the Chinese side to continue to retaliate in the long term. I can't give you an exact timeline for how long this will last. However, we expect that they will definitely continue to respond and after the end of this visit. This includes the possibility of conducting large-scale exercises,» Kirby said during a briefing at the White House site. According to Kirby, Pelosi's current visit to Taiwan is not a reason to increase tensions between Washington and Beijing. As the White House representative emphasized, the American leadership does not seek such a development of events. «The United States does not want and does not seek a crisis. We are ready to respond to the measures that China decides to take. At the same time, we do not intend to get involved in the» saber-rattling » 
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