China confirms warnings to US on Nancy Pelosi’s possible Taiwan visit

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is due to visit the self-governing island China claims as its own territory in August, media reports say. (AP)

• ‘If the US goes its own way, China will certainly take firm and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity’

BEIJING: China confirmed that it had delivered sterner warnings to US officials about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan, as first reported by the Financial Times, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
“The Chinese side has made it clear to the US on many occasions that it is firmly opposed to Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. We are fully prepared,” spokesman Zhao Lijian said during a daily media briefing.
“If the US goes its own way, China will certainly take firm and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the United States should be held responsible for any serious consequences,” he added.