White House says there are no violations with Nancy Pelosi’s visit

White House assured on Tuesday that “there is no violation or problem of sovereignty” with the visit of the president of the lower house state joinedNancy Pelosi, Taiwan.

National Security Council Communications Coordinator White HouseJohn Kirby said in an interview with CNN that his country does not support independence Taiwan and that Pelosi’s visit only “confirms one policy China“Defended Beijing.

Kirby wanted to play down the importance of the trip and reiterated that in the past, other leaders Congress from USA. visited the island: “I would add that this was done by the former president of the lower house about 20 or 25 years ago.”

He added that his country would not be intimidated by “threats” from Chinawho on Tuesday warned that Taiwan faces “catastrophic consequences” if “the U.S. mishandles the situation in the strait”.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying noted that “it is difficult to imagine a more reckless and provocative action” than the visit Pelosiwhile expanding the possibility of “catastrophic consequences if USA wrong in his judgment” not only for Taiwan, but also for the “prosperity and security of the whole world.”

Kirby remembered that USA. Have you seen this “militant rhetoric” China in recent days, weeks and months, in addition to China’s “more aggressive, more coercive” military actions near the Strait Taiwan.

He repeated that he Government He will not be intimidated by the fact that he has “serious obligations in the field of security in the region.” “We have five or six alliance treaties in the Indo-Pacific region, we take these commitments seriously and will continue to do so,” he said.

Kirby He said that they would be closely monitoring the situation and considered that there was no reason for the visit to escalate into a crisis or conflict, or for it to serve as a pretext for China to carry out any hostilities USA has not changed its policy on Taiwan.

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

Speaker of the House of Representatives USA., Nancy Pelosilanded in Taiwan on a US Air Force (SPAR19) aircraft on Tuesday amid tensions between the western country and China who issued stern warnings against this visit.

Upon arrival, after a seven-hour journey that began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during which he avoided the South China Sea and flew over Indonesia and the Philippines, Pelosi She was received by the island’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Wu Chao-se, and director of the American Institute of Taiwan, Sandra Udkirk.

Pelosi stated in his account Twitter minutes after landing, that his visit “honors the unwavering commitment state joined with the support of Taiwan’s living democracy.

The official added that her trip “does not contradict the policy that has been pursued for a long time by state joined”and that his country “opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo”.

With information from EFE and AFP