The visit of a new delegation of US congressmen to Taiwan violates the principle of one China, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China, said Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian.

“This openly violates the One China principle and the provisions of the three joint China-US communiqués.

Violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China, gives the wrong signal to separatist forces advocating "Taiwan independence", fully exposes the true face of the United States as a violator and destroyer of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," Wu Qian said.

He emphasized that relying on the United States for independence is tantamount to suicide.

A spokesman for the Chinese defense ministry also reported on exercises and patrols around Taiwan involving various branches of the military, which, according to him, should be a deterrent "for Taiwanese-American collusion."

The day before, a new American delegation of congressmen arrived in Taiwan, the purpose of which is to confirm the support of the island from the United States.

This was stated by Democratic Senator Ed Markey, who heads a group of members of the US Congress.

"I'm going to Taiwan with a bipartisan congressional delegation to reiterate that the US supports Taiwan and promote peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait area," Marki wrote on his social media page.

At the same time, Taiwan thanked lawmakers for the "timely visit."

“We thank our like-minded American lawmakers for their timely visit and unwavering support,” they noted.

According to Liu Xiaoming, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for the Korean Peninsula, using the Taiwan issue to contain China is doomed to failure.

“Any person or force that seeks to interfere in China's internal affairs and prevent its reunification will be in the path of confronting the great wall of steel forged by more than 1.4 billion Chinese,” he said.

We urge them to stop the double game and take real action to fulfill their commitment not to support "Taiwan independence."

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Xiaoming also stressed that seeking independence with foreign support would get nowhere.

“This is a dangerous trend, this is playing with fire.

Those who play with fire will die from it.

We call on the countries concerned to actually abide by the One China principle, properly address the issue of Taiwan, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, stop saying one thing and doing another, and put into practice their commitment not to support Taiwan independence," Xiaoming said.

In a situation of exacerbation

The new visit of a delegation of US congressmen to Taiwan takes place against the backdrop of aggravated relations between Beijing and Washington due to the arrival on the island of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, who occupies the third most important position in the state hierarchy of the United States.

She became the first American official of this stature to make an official visit to the island in 25 years.

After Pelosi visited Taiwan in early August, Beijing protested and strongly condemned the move, stressing that it violated the One China principle.

In addition, the press service of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China announced the start of exercises in the area of ​​the island.

China has also suspended cooperation with the United States in some areas, as well as canceled working meetings with representatives of the US Department of Defense.

In addition, Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family.

In addition, the Chinese authorities threatened Washington with "serious consequences."

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an interview with local media that the measures taken by Beijing after the US House Speaker's visit to Taipei are "reasonable, necessary and proportionate."

"Provoke China"

As Konstantin Blokhin, a researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted in an interview with RT, the new visit of US congressmen to Taiwan is “a purely demonstrative action.”

“The United States is trying to show everyone its dismissive attitude towards China.

Since this is the second visit following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, it is obvious that this is a provocation designed to push the PRC to take aggressive actions against the island.

Washington needs this to consolidate all its Asian allies against Beijing.

This is a course towards escalation,” Blokhin emphasized.

According to the scientific director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Lukin, with their visit, the American congressmen also want to show voters before the midterm elections that the United States "is not afraid of China."

“They thus intend to demonstrate their “tough stance” on the Chinese issue so that they are not accused of the opposite.

But such steps increase the level of confrontation with China, ”the expert said in an interview with RT.

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As Lukin explained, despite the fact that in all the documents signed with the PRC, the United States pledged to maintain only unofficial relations with Taiwan, "they are doing exactly the opposite."

“Washington continues its provocations, which formally can push Taiwan to take new steps related to even greater distance from official Beijing.

For China, this is unacceptable,” he stated.

At the same time, according to Blokhin, China in this situation shows its rigidity and firmness.

“For this, military exercises are being held, and a number of measures have already been taken, in particular sanctions, against the United States and their representative, Pelosi,” the analyst said.

Blokhin is sure that China's response to the malicious actions of the United States should also be expected in the economic plane.

“There is a colossal interdependence between the Chinese and American economies, they are closely intertwined.

And China could hit American economic interests hard.

By and large, no one canceled the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

Now Beijing is calculating its steps so that they are as effective and painful as possible for the United States, ”the expert said.

Blokhin also believes that in the short term, Beijing will not go into an open military clash with Taiwan because of the actions of the US authorities related to visits to the island.

“China wants to buy time, which is now working for the PRC and against the United States.

Each year, China is only getting stronger, both militarily and economically, while the United States, on the contrary, is increasingly plunging into crisis.

Washington understands this, so they want to provoke China and form a coalition against it right now, when it has not yet become more powerful, ”the analyst said.

However, by their actions, the American authorities do not achieve their goal, but only push the PRC to closer cooperation with Russia, experts state.

“If we consider the triangle of US-Russia-China relations, then when the American side rapidly worsens ties with the other two corners of the triangle, from a geopolitical point of view, it is quite obvious that they will converge, this is happening now.

This situation contributes to greater coordination between Russia and China, including in the military field.

Washington's course is extremely unreasonable, ”Lukin is sure.

Blokhin adheres to a similar position.

According to him, the political elites of the United States are making a strategic mistake with their anti-Chinese actions.

“Washington's plan is doomed to failure.

Instead of tearing China away from the Russian Federation, the United States, on the contrary, will only consolidate this alliance, which will only grow stronger against the background of the intensifying US-Chinese confrontation, ”concluded the expert.