China halts high-level army dialogue with US, suspends different cooperation

China on Friday mentioned it was cancelling a number of defence conferences and suspending key local weather talks with the United States after a go to by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan this week.

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HIGHLIGHTSChina has halted high-level army dialogue with US and suspended army operationThis comes after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan this weekChina views Taiwan as a part of its territory and has vowed to take it in the future

China is halting cooperation with the United States in numerous areas, together with dialogue between senior-level army commanders and local weather talks, in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s go to to Taiwan, it mentioned on Friday.

China’s international ministry additionally mentioned that it was additionally suspending cooperation with Washington on prevention of cross-border crime and drug trafficking, and on repatriating unlawful migrants, amongst eight particular measures.

In a press release launched quickly after Pelosi left Japan on the ultimate leg of her Asian tour, China additionally cancelled a deliberate bilateral assembly on a maritime army safety mechanism.

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Beijing individually introduced that it could personally sanction Pelosi and her speedy household in response to her “vicious” and “provocative” actions.

Pelosi’s transient go to this week to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its personal, infuriated Beijing and triggered Chinese army drills on an unprecedented scale within the seas and air across the island.

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