China ends cooperation with US over Taiwan dispute

Beijing has reacted furiously to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, claiming it is its territory and vowing to retake it by force if necessary.

And on Friday, the Foreign Ministry hit back again against the US, suspending talks and cooperation on multiple agreements between the two countries, including climate change.

But given China’s recent moves, that deal looks shaky.

“For the Secretary-General, there is no way to solve the most pressing problems in the world without effective dialogue and cooperation between the two countries,” Guterres spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters.

Taiwan has also criticized Beijing’s handling of the visit, with Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang calling on allies to push for de-escalation.

Pelosi, who has also been sanctioned by Beijing, defended her visit to Taiwan and said on Friday Washington would “not allow” China to isolate the island.

Beijing said military exercises would continue until noon on Sunday, and Taipei said 68 Chinese aircraft and 13 warships crossed the “median line” down the Taiwan Strait on Friday.

They added that they also saw Chinese warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait.

State broadcaster CCTV reported that a Chinese missile hit the airspace above Taiwan.

“Our motherland is strong. We are not afraid of war with Taiwan, the United States or any other country in the world,” Liu, a 40-year-old tourist from Zhejiang, told AFP. rice field.

Mr. Wang, a businessman, was optimistic about the prospects for cross-strait relations.

– “Significant escalation” –

“These provocative actions are a significant escalation,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting with Southeast Asian foreign ministers at the ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh.

China’s foreign minister responded by warning Washington not to escalate tensions.

“I would like to warn the United States against acting too quickly and inviting greater danger,” he said.

Japan’s foreign ministry said on Friday that China had canceled a planned bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a scheduled ASEAN summit.

The exercises take place along some of the world’s busiest shipping routes used to spread global supplies of critical semiconductors and electronics produced in East Asia.

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