Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 10U.S. military support has minimized China's influence on the visit of a U.S. congressional delegation to Taiwan, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said at a press briefing on Wednesday. «We are very proud of our military, who minimized China's influence on our trip and looked after us,» Pelosi said.Zakharova commented on Pelosi's statement about preventing the isolation of Taiwan. The speaker also noted that the Pentagon did not offer the delegation to refuse to travel to Taiwan. When asked by journalists about the sanctions that China imposed on Pelosi, the speaker replied that she was indifferent to them. «No reaction. Who is it cares?» the politician responded. Pelosi also admitted that her son also accompanied her on a trip to Asia, but he had no business agenda. Pelosi's visit was the first trip of the speaker of the US House of Representatives to 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.
Pelosi named the purpose of her visit to TaiwanChina considers the island to be its province and always opposes any contact between representatives of Taipei with current officials, especially high-ranking officials, or the military from countries with which Beijing has diplomatic relations. China has already said that it will take decisive measures to protect the state sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the UN Zhang Jun, «Taiwan is an integral part of the territory of China,» and the issue of territorial integrity is a «red line.» The responsibility for the situation lies with the United States. China will do its best to reunite with Taiwan peacefully, but does not rule out military measures to curb separatist sentiment, he added. high level of autonomy upon reunification with China
