Dailymaverick logo

Newsdeck

This article is more than 3 years old

Taiwan

UK summons Chinese ambassador over 'aggressive' escalation on Taiwan

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday summoned China's ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing's actions towards Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.
Reuters
China announces more military drills around Taiwan Pedestrians walk at a street past a large TV-screen displaying news broadcasting of Taiwanese army artillery pieces during a live-fire drill, in Hong Kong, China, 09 August 2022. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

A furious China has extended its largest-ever exercises around the self-ruled island it claims as its own following Pelosi's visit - the highest-level trip to the island by an American official in decades. 

"I instructed officials to summon the Chinese Ambassador to explain his country's actions. We have seen increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric from Beijing in recent months, which threaten peace and stability in the region," Truss said in a statement.

"The United Kingdom urges China to resolve any differences by peaceful means, without the threat or use of force or coercion."

(Reporting by William James; Editing by Kate Holton)

Comments

Loading your account…

Scroll down to load comments...