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China warned on Tuesday that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan while in Asia, the US will "pay the price."
Tuesday saw Pelosi in Malaysia, her second leg on a tour that aroused anger in Beijing following rumors of a probable trip to Taipei.
China has often warned that it would regard a visit from Pelosi as a significant provocation because it considers Taiwan to be part of its territory.
US-China relations have risen as a result of reports about her ambitions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned the US against "playing with fire" on Taiwan during a phone discussion with US President Joe Biden last week.
Additionally, Zhang Hun, China's ambassador to the UN, stated on Monday that such a visit would be "very dangerous and provocative."
Although a trip in Taiwan is reportedly opposed by the Biden administration, Pelosi is free to travel wherever she pleases, according to White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
“The speaker has the right to visit Taiwan,” he told reporters on Monday.
“There is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit consistent with longstanding US policies into some sort of crisis.”
Kirby cited intelligence that China was preparing possible military provocations.
He said Pelosi was travelling on a military aircraft and that while Washington did not fear a direct attack, it “raises the stakes of a miscalculation”.
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