The Russian Foreign Ministry considered the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan “an outright provocation against the background of the aggressive approach of the United States aimed at containing China.”
A Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday said: “We regard the relationship between the two sides in the Taiwan Strait as China’s internal affair. The Chinese side has the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the Taiwan issue.”
The Foreign Ministry stressed that “Russia’s principled position remains unchanged, and we proceed from the fact that there is one China, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China, and that Taiwan is an integral part of it.” China”.
The Russian Foreign Ministry recalled that in a joint Russian-Chinese statement adopted following the Russian-Chinese summit in Beijing on February 4, the Russian side reaffirmed its adherence to the “one China” principle and opposed Taiwan independence in any form. .
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Washington “to refrain from any actions that undermine the stability of the region and international security, and to recognize the new geopolitical reality in which there is no place for American hegemony.”
Source: RT