Chinese foreign minister warns US not to provoke ‘bigger crisis’ over Taiwan
- US tactic of creating problems to further goals ‘will not work on China’, Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns
- Chinese state media also step up rhetoric, with Xinhua accusing Pelosi of ‘six sins’ with visit to Taiwan
Wang blamed Washington for creating tensions, as the visit prompted Chinese live-fire drills on an unprecedented scale targeting Taiwan, to which the US responded by increasing deployment in the region.
“The usual tactic of the US is that they first create the problems, and then use them to achieve their goal. But this approach will not work on China,” Wang said on the sidelines of an Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Cambodia.
“We must solemnly warn the US not to act rashly or create a bigger crisis,” he said.
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White House condemns Chinese missile launches over Taiwan as ‘significant escalation’
Beijing’s tensions with Washington and Taipei have escalated to the highest level in decades after Pelosi on Tuesday became the first US House Speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years.