A spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the American official's comments.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China responded to the comments of the American official Kurt Campbell, the National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region, that the country “overreacted” to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan earlier this month, according to China's Foreign Ministry.
< p>“It is obvious that the US is trying to defend what cannot be justified by applying gangster logic and acting like a bully,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said during a press conference.
Campbell said last week that “China has overreacted and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing and unprecedented.”
He added that China's recent actions “significantly contradict the goal of peace and stability” and are “part of a campaign of increased pressure on Taiwan.”
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In turn, Wang countered, saying it was the US, not China, that undermined peace and stability in the channel. Beijing's official position is that there is only a “one China” of which Taiwan is a part.
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China has already responded to Pelosi's visit in various ways, including military exercises in Taiwan strait and a ban on the import of key goods from the island.
