Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in Taipei. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 6US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said China's military maneuvers are disproportionate to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's «peace visit» to Taiwan, exacerbating.»The disproportion between the peace visit and one on the other hand, and military maneuvers leading to escalation, on the other … are obvious … to countries in the region,» he said at a press conference in the Philippines. The broadcast was hosted by the Rappler portal. to Taiwan took place on August 2-3 and was the first visit by a US Speaker of the House to Taiwan since 1997, the highest-ranking US official to visit the island in 25 years. The US administration, warned by Chinese President Xi Jinping that “playing with fire risks getting burned,” assured Beijing of its commitment to the “one China” policy, but distanced itself from the visit, saying that Pelosi makes decisions herself. As a result, the visit became the impetus for a new tension in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to announcing the start of military exercises from August 4 to 7, Beijing imposed sanctions on two Taiwanese foundations, suspended the export of natural sand to the island and the import of citrus fruits and certain types of fish products from Taiwan, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China intends to take strong and tough measures , and also made it clear that all the negative consequences of the visit, which Beijing opposed for several months, are still ahead and Washington and Taipei will bear responsibility for them. » />China tightens the noose of sand around the neck of Taiwan
