China comments about any Nancy Pelosi Taiwan trip ‘unnecessary’, US says


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The White House on Tuesday said China's recent warning of a strong response over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 's possible trip to Taiwan would only increase tension. Senior Col Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said “the Chinese military will never sit idly by, and will certainly take strong and resolute measures to thwart any interference by external forces” if the White House did not take action to prevent any trip by Ms Pelosi to the island. “Frankly, that kind of rhetoric is unnecessary and uncalled for,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “Rhetoric of that kind...