In response to US leader Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Beijing has suspended cooperation with Washington on several issues. China will “suspend” exchanges with the US on climate change and cancel a talk between military leaders and two security meetings, China’s foreign ministry said Friday. Beijing justified this with the “contempt” with which Pelosi met China’s “strong resistance” to her visit to Taiwan.
China and the US, the world’s two largest sources of CO2 emissions, presented a surprising climate pact at the world climate summit in Glasgow last year. In it, the two countries committed to stepping up their climate protection efforts in the current decade and to discuss the fight against the climate crisis at regular meetings.
Sanctions against Pelosi and her family
The Foreign Ministry in Beijing also announced the suspension of cooperation with Washington on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, the fight against international crime and the fight against drug trafficking. Beijing had previously announced sanctions against House Speaker Pelosi and her family.
Pelosi also visited Taiwan this week as part of her trip to Asia, despite massive threats from China. She took her visit as a sign of solidarity. It was the US’s highest visit to Taiwan in 25 years. The communist leadership refuses such official contacts with Taiwan because they claim the island for themselves. Beijing sees self-governing Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic and threatens to conquer it. The 23 million Taiwanese, on the other hand, see themselves as independent. In response, China launched its largest military maneuvers yet in waters off Taiwan on Thursday.
Source: Krone

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