China calls US ‘a bully’ after White House official’s comments
A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry hit back at comments from White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell that China “overreacted” to Pelosi’s Taiwan trip earlier this month.
“It is clear that the U.S. is trying to defend the indefensible by applying a gangster logic and acting like a bully,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin during a press conference Wednesday, according to transcripts.
China has appeared to retaliate against Taiwan over Pelosi’s visit through a number of means, including military drills in the Taiwan Strait and bans on key imports from the self-governed island.
Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Council Indo-Pacific Coordinator Campbell had said during an on-the-record press call last week that “China has overreacted, and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing, and unprecedented.”
Campbell called China’s recent actions “fundamentally at odds with the goal of peace and stability” and “part of an intensified pressure campaign against Taiwan.”
Wenbin on Wednesday countered that “it is the US, not China, that has undermined cross-Strait peace and stability,” alleging that Pelosi’s trip undermined China’s sovereignty.
Beijing’s official stance is that there is only “one China,” of which Taiwan is a part. Taiwan calls itself the Republic of China and has been self-governed since 1949.
The U.S. affirms it does not support Taiwan independence, but maintains an unofficial relationship with the island.
Source: TEST FEED1
