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Russia’s Lavrov: Pelosi visit to Taiwan creates ‘annoyance’

/ 04:14 PM August 03, 2022

Russia’s Lavrov: Pelosi visit to Taiwan creates ‘annoyance’

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks next to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President William Lai and American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Sandra Oudkirk during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on Wednesday that a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a deliberate attempt by Washington to irritate China.

Speaking on a visit to Myanmar, Lavrov criticized the United States and said it was acting with impunity.

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“I see no other reason to create such an annoyance almost out of the blue, knowing very well what it means for the People’s Republic of China,” Lavrov said.

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Pelosi’s arrival on Tuesday in Taiwan prompted a furious response from Beijing at a time when international tensions are already elevated by the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia has come out in support of China, with whom it has forged a strong partnership in recent years, and has warned Washington that Pelosi’s visit puts it on a collision course with Beijing.

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Moscow and Beijing both adhere to the ‘One China’ principle, recognising Taiwan as part of China and opposing independence for the island.

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