The UK government has summoned China’s ambassador to London to seek clarification on China’s “increasingly aggressive behaviour” towards Taiwan, the British Foreign Office announced this Wednesday.
The announcement came a day after China wrapped up six days of military exercises around the island of Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.
China halts military drills around Taiwan island
“The UK and its partners condemn in the strongest possible terms China’s expansion into the region around Taiwan,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement released by her office.
Truss said he instructed Under Secretary of State Tim Barrow to summon Ambassador Zheng Zeguang.To explain your country’s actions“.
In recent months, we have seen increasingly aggressive and rhetorical behavior from Beijing, which threatens peace and stability in the region,” Truss said, as quoted by Spanish news agency EFE.
The British minister called for any differences between China and Taiwan Resolved amicably“Without threats or use of force”.
The Chinese government described Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as “hysterical, reckless and irrational.”
The Chinese government has confirmed this in a statement “Separatist activities” will not be tolerated in Taiwan and that he would use force to seize the island if necessary.
