Chinese holidaymakers were left shocked when a relaxing day at the beach was interrupted by a convoy of tanks appearing to roll towards the closest point to Taiwan after it was reported US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would tour the island.
The move was in response to the rumoured trip of Speaker Pelosi to Taiwan but China has since increased its reaction after she touched down with other US officials.
"The spokesperson pointed out these military operations are the stern deterrence against the major escalation of the US' negative moves on Taiwan, and also the grave warning on the separatist actions of the 'Taiwan independence' forces," it said. The US delegation and the 82-year-old were greeted by Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Sandra Oudkirk, a top American representative.
"This will definitely not have a good outcome, the exposure of America's bullying face again shows it as the world's biggest saboteur of peace," he said in a statement.
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