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China warns US will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan

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Ludovic Ehret, Patrick Lee, and Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A man puts a tape along an advertisement EPA-EFE/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/08/02/20220802-anniversary-of-the-peoples-liberation-army-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>A man puts a tape along an advertisement to mark the 95th founding anniversary of the People&#x27;s Liberation Army (PLA) displayed in Beijing, China on August 1, 2022. Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE/file</figcaption></figure></div>BEIJING — China said Tuesday that the United States will &quot;pay the price&quot; if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during her Asia trip.Pelosi was in Malaysia, the second stop in a tour that has sparked rage in Beijing after reports of a potential Taipei visit.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/02/22/pelosi-lands-in-malaysia-as-china-rages-over-taiwan">Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan</a></li></ul>China considers Taiwan its territory and has indicated through repeated warnings that it would view a Pelosi visit as a major provocation.&quot;The US side will bear the responsibility and pay the price for undermining China&#x27;s sovereign security interests,&quot; foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing in Beijing.American officials often make discreet visits to Taiwan to show support, but Pelosi would be a higher-profile visitor than any in recent history.Reports of her plans have sent US-China tensions soaring.In a call with US President Joe Biden last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the United States against &quot;playing with fire&quot; on Taiwan.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/07/29/22/xi-warns-biden-not-to-play-with-fire-over-taiwan">Xi warns Biden not to &#x27;play with fire&#x27; over Taiwan</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/02/22/us-warns-china-vs-turning-pelosi-taiwan-visit-into-a-crisis">W.House warns Beijing against turning Pelosi Taiwan visit into a &#x27;crisis&#x27;</a></li></ul>And China&#x27;s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Hun, said Monday that such a visit would be &quot;very much dangerous, very much provocative&quot;.While the Biden administration is understood to be opposed to a Taiwan stop, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Pelosi was entitled to go where she pleased.&quot;The speaker has the right to visit Taiwan,&quot; he told reporters on Monday.&quot;There is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit consistent with longstanding US policies into some sort of crisis.&quot;Kirby cited intelligence that China was preparing possible military provocations.He said Pelosi was traveling on a military aircraft and that while Washington did not fear a direct attack, it &quot;raises the stakes of a miscalculation&quot;.Kirby reiterated, however, that US policy was unchanged toward Taiwan.This means support for its self-ruling government, while diplomatically recognizing Beijing over Taipei and opposing a formal independence declaration by Taiwan or a forceful takeover by China.Meanwhile, Russia on Tuesday backed its ally China on the issue.&quot;Washington is bringing destabilisation to the world,&quot; Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on social media.China has refused to condemn Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic cover for the Kremlin by blasting Western sanctions and arms sales to Kyiv.<div>&#x27;ALL EYES ON TAIWAN&#x27;</div>Pelosi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday where she met Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri and Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.&quot;We engaged in wide-ranging discussion on advancing our shared goals for a free and secure Indo-Pacific,&quot; Pelosi said in a statement, using another term for the Asia-Pacific region.AFP journalists saw Pelosi coming out of a hotel in the Malaysian capital and entering an SUV. Her motorcade then departed under heavy security.After Singapore and Malaysia, her itinerary includes stops in South Korea and Japan -- but the prospect of a Taiwan trip has dominated attention.Taipei has remained silent on the prospect of a Pelosi visit.Premier Su Tseng-chang did not confirm the visit on Tuesday when asked by reporters but thanked Pelosi for her support.Multiple Taiwanese media outlets carried comments from deputy parliament speaker Tsai Chi-chang saying Pelosi was &quot;very likely&quot; to visit in the coming days.And the Liberty Times newspaper cited unnamed sources as saying she would land Tuesday night, then meet President Tsai Ing-wen the next day before departing in the afternoon.Taiwan&#x27;s 23 million people have long lived with the possibility of an invasion, but the threat has intensified under Xi.The island&#x27;s military on Tuesday said it was &quot;determined&quot; to defend it against increased threats by China over the potential Pelosi visit.&quot;The probability of war or a serious incident is low,&quot; tweeted Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asia program at the US-based German Marshall Fund think tank.&quot;But the probability that... 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China warns US will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan

Ludovic Ehret,

Patrick Lee,

and Amber Wang,

Agence France-Presse

Published Aug 02, 2022 06:15 PM PHT

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