Chinese embassy in U.S. urges Washington to cancel Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan

Chinese embassy in U.S. urges Washington to cancel Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan
April 8, 2022, 3:44 pm

US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2021. (AFP)

The Xinhua reported, the Chinese embassy in the United States on Thursday (Apr 7) reiterated China's strong opposition to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan, urging Washington to cancel it.

A spokesperson of the embassy said, according to remarks posted on the embassy's website: "In the past few days, Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang and the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. have lodged stern representations with the U.S. Congress and government on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reported visit to Taiwan, and stated China's solemn position, urging the U.S. side to abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations in the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, and to cancel Speaker Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan."

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The Xinhua noted that the spokesperson's remarks were in response to a question from the media seeking comment on the postponement of Pelosi's upcoming trip to Asia - during which she reportedly will visit Taiwan on Sunday - as a result of the 82-year-old's positive COVID-19 test earlier on Thursday.

Source: xinhua

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