China on Friday announced the end of cooperation with the United States on various issues following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week.
Beijing will “suspend climate change talks between China and the United States” and cancel a military leaders’ talk as well as two security meetings, China’s foreign ministry said, citing the “contempt” shown by Pelosi over strong opposition. from China” to his visit to Taiwan.
Justice and transnational crime in question
China and the United States, the two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, reached a surprise climate agreement at the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year.
They pledged to work together to accelerate climate action over the next decade and meet regularly to “address the climate crisis.”
Among other measures announced on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said it was suspending cooperation with Washington on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, as well as on justice, transnational crime and the fight against drugs.
Earlier he had indicated that he would impose sanctions on Nancy Pelosi and her close family, without detailing what they consisted of. China, which considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory, began this Thursday, in response to the visit of the US elected official, the most important military exercises in its history around the island, which will last until Sunday.
Source: BFM TV
