(ANSA) - BEIJING, AUGUST 05 - The essence of the Taiwan affair "is not a democratic question, but an important question of principle on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China".
This is the response of the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying to the criticisms of the US and Western countries on the excessive aeration of Beijing, which has launched a series of massive military maneuvers around the island in response to the visit to Taipei by the speaker of the American House Nancy Pelosi.
The current situation "was entirely caused by Pelosi and the American politicians," Hua added in the daily briefing.
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