China decides to impose sanctions on Pelosi and her family for visiting Taiwan Speaker of the US

House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on August 2. Chinasharply criticized her visit to the island and began military exercisesNancy Pelosi

The Chinese authorities have decided to impose sanctions against the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family because of a visit to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"In response to the vicious and provocative actions, China has decided to impose sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family in accordance with the current laws of the People's Republic of China," the report said.

Pelosi visited Taiwan despite Beijing's grave concerns and thereby interfered in China's internal affairs, undermining its sovereignty and territorial integrity, violating the "one China principle" and threatening peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the report said.

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not specify what kind of sanctions would be imposed against Pelosi and her relatives.

The speaker previously said her trip to Taiwan was not about trying to change the status quo, Reuters reported. “We have said from the beginning that our representation here is not about changing the status quo in Taiwan or the region,” she said at a press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Pelosi also opined that the Chinese government is unhappy with the "strong friendship" between the US and Taiwan.

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Taiwan (Republic of China) is a partially recognized state 100 km from the coast of China. The territory declared its secession in 1949, but China considers it a province. The US does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but a law passed in 1979 allows Washington to supply weapons there.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on August 2 as the head of a US congressional delegation. The island was not mentioned in the official schedule of her visit to Asia, but CNN sources claimed that the speaker would come there. During the visit, Pelosi cited support for Taiwan's "vibrant and dynamic" democracy as the main purpose of her trip.

China sharply criticized the visit and began military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. Already after Pelosi's departure, CCTV, citing the Chinese military, reported that the PRC involved 100 aircraft, including fighter jets, and ten warships in the exercises near Taiwan, and launches of combat missiles were also carried out. The exercises will last until August 7. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on August 5 called Beijing's reaction to Pelosi's trip unjustified, disproportionate and provocative, Reuters reported.