BEJING, Aug 10Russia hopes that the settlement of the Taiwan issue will not come at the expense of regional peace and stability, said Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov. Taiwan since 1997. 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 her own decisions. in Taipei only exacerbate an already difficult situation. Of course, as an Asia-Pacific power, Russia hopes that the settlement of the Taiwan issue will not be at the expense of regional peace and stability,» Denisov said in an interview with China Daily. He noted that «Chinese the side — and Washington should clearly understand this — has every legitimate reason to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the Taiwan Strait».08:24China releases «White paper» on the situation with TaiwanAccording to the increased attention to Taiwan recently, «Pelosi's visit could have an unexpected effect on the United States, raising global awareness of the factual and unbiased context of the Taiwan issue.» The PRC considers Taiwan its province and always opposes any contact between Taipei representatives and current officials, especially high-ranking officials, or the military from countries with which Beijing has diplomatic relations. Official relations between the central government of the PRC and its island province were interrupted in 1949, after Civil war with the Communist Party of China forces of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek moved to Taiwan. Business and informal contacts between the island and mainland China resumed in the late 1980s. Since the early 1990s, the parties began to contact through non-governmental organizations — the Beijing Association for the Development of Relations across the Taiwan Strait and the Taipei Cross-Strait Exchange Foundation. :00The West will not strangle China. Although he tries hard
