China Sanctions Pelosi for Visiting Taiwan
China imposed sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for her visit to Taiwan last week, China’s foreign affairs ministry said Aug. 5. China said Pelosi’s visit “constitutes a gross interference in China’s internal affairs,” but didn’t specify what the sanctions entail. The measures also apply to Pelosi’s immediate family members, China said.
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Speaking during an Aug. 5 press conference in Tokyo, Pelosi said China has tried to “isolate” Taiwan from the world stage. “They may try to keep Taiwan from visiting or participating in other places,” she said, “but they will not isolate Taiwan by preventing us to travel there.” She also criticized China’s human rights record. “If we do not speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interests,” Pelosi said, “we lose all moral authority to speak out about human rights any place in the world.”