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unspecified sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family as punishment for the"egregious provocation" which Chinese officials had adamantly warned against.
"In disregard of China's grave concerns and firm opposition, Pelosi insisted on visiting China's Taiwan region," the ministry said in a statement."This constitutes a gross interference in China's internal affairs." Pelosi's meddling, the statement continued,"gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait." , anti-war voices and regional experts had repeatedly urged Pelosi to reconsider the visit during her travels in Asia, warning that a stop in Taipei could further erode an already strained relationship with Beijing.
"A trip to Taiwan by the most powerful member of Congress undermines [...] longstanding U.S. policy and increases the risk of another war," said Marcy Winograd and Jim Carpenter, co-chairs of the foreign policy team for Progressive Democrats of America, in a statement ahead of Pelosi's trip. Following news of China's actions on Friday, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war group CodePink, offered exasperated sarcasm over the latest development.Benjamin."Your visit to Taiwan really helped global cooperation on critical issues like the environment. Not."
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