AT Taiwan and to what extent Nancy Pelosi’s arrival will provoke a major crisis between the US and China the views of the world political scene remain focused.

After Pelosi’s meeting with President Tsai Ing-wenduring which the Speaker of the US House of Representatives emphasized that the US “will not give up on Taiwan,” Beijing still maintains a high tone while balancing terror in the region.

China already announced yesterday that it would launch a series of “pointed military operations.” aimed at “defending national sovereignty” in response to Pelosi’s visit. The same statement stressed that “foreign interventions and efforts by separatist circles in Taiwan will be decisively suppressed.”

At the same time, the Eastern Command of the People’s Liberation Army of China announced that it was going to start military exercises of all three military branches near Taiwan last night, which will include testing conventional missiles in the sea, east of the island.

Looks like the top answer from the mainland #China to Nancy Pelosi’s arrival #Taiwan there may be a series of military exercises with live fire in the air and at sea over several days throughout the island. See the map below… pic.twitter.com/PZVo8rokGX

— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) August 2, 2022

At the same time, Beijing also imposed sanctions today. against two institutions from Taiwan, forbidding their financial cooperation with companies and individuals from mainland China. These are the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and the Taiwan Foundation for International Cooperation and Development, Ma said.

At the same time, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it will suspend the export of natural sand to Taiwan as of today, as announced in a statement yesterday. Also from today, China is suspending imports of citrus fruits and frozen fish from Taiwan, as announced by Chinese customs yesterday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned again that “those who insult China will inevitably be punished”. Head of Chinese diplomacy talk about “pranks”referring to Pelosi’s visit. “By hiding ‘democracy’, the US is violating national sovereignty,” he complained on the sidelines of an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting in Phnom Penh.

As expected, Russia has joined the broader structure since yesterday.. The Russian Foreign Ministry was quick to escalate tensions yesterday, saying that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was a “pure provocation” and that China has every right to take action to protect its sovereign rights.

Returning to today’s issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Pelosi’s visit was “a deliberate attempt by Washington to irritate China.” “I don’t see any other reason for them to cause such unrest almost out of nowhere, knowing full well what it means for the People’s Republic of China,” said Lavrov from Myanmar, where he is visiting.