MOSCOW, Aug 11Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the summons of the Chinese Ambassador in London to the Foreign Office to explain Beijing's actions around Taiwan: she noted that British Foreign Minister Liz Truss «is not able to understand herself» and recalled that China has repeatedly warned Washington about the consequences the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island. Earlier, the British Foreign Office summoned Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang to demand an explanation for his country's actions against the backdrop of the escalating situation around Taiwan, Sky News reported on the eve, citing British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Truss said she «ordered the Chinese ambassador to be summoned to explain his country's actions» as recent months have seen «increasingly violent behavior and rhetoric in Beijing that threaten regional peace and stability.» Commenting on the Chinese ambassador's call to the British Foreign Office «for explaining the actions of his country», Zakharova in her Telegram channel noted that «the head of the British Foreign Ministry herself is not able to understand.» «I explain: China has repeatedly warned Washington that it will take retaliatory measures if Pelosi's visit takes place. Britain, so this is the US ambassador. For no one calls Pelosi's actions other than a provocation,» wrote the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.Yesterday, 10:59 pm Pelosi Thanked US Army for Support During Taiwan Visit The situation around Taiwan has escalated following Nancy Pelosi's recent visit, which was the first visit by a US House Speaker to Taiwan since 1997. The US administration, which was 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. China considers the island its province and always opposes any contact between Taipei representatives and active officials, especially high-ranking officials, or the military from countries with which Beijing has diplomatic relations. The Communist Party of China forces 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. , 08:24China publishes white paper on Taiwan situation
