The Chinese government has announced it will suspend climate change talks with the US in response to a visit by a Taiwanese deputy.

Kazuhiro Nogi / AFPIn response to Nancy Pelosi’s unauthorized visit to Taiwan, China granted permission to the deputy and her family.

to visit Nancy Pelosi A Taiwan Continues in effect this week. In addition to military operations China The country has imposed sanctions against the President of the House of Representatives, which will last until Sunday. USA. “With this visit, Pelosi seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs and seriously undermined its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” which will prompt Beijing to “impose sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family,” China’s foreign ministry announced, without giving further details. With the decision, the deputy joins a growing list of Americans who have faced Chinese sanctions in recent years for what Beijing says are actions against the country’s interests and human rights violations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang (in the northwest). ), sometimes without specifying the nature of the measurements. The proceedings did not stop there. China also announced on Friday that it was ending cooperation with the US in various fields. The Chinese government will “suspend climate change talks with the US” and cancel a meeting with military leaders and two meetings on security, China’s foreign ministry said, citing Pelosi’s “contempt” during a visit to Taiwan. The world’s two biggest polluters pledged last year to work together to accelerate climate action, vowing to meet regularly “to tackle the climate crisis.” The The Chinese see Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan as a violation of Chinese territory’s sovereignty., as they consider the island part of their territory, should be reunited, including by force if necessary. For them, the deputy’s presence is an irritation.

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*With information from AFP