China announces sanctions on Pelosi after Taiwan visit

China announced sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family over her Taiwan visit this week. Pelosi became the highest-ranking US official designated for penalties by Beijing.

“In disregard of China’s grave concerns and firm opposition, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi insisted on visiting China’s Taiwan region. This constitutes a gross interference in China’s internal affairs.

“It gravely undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.

The statement did not include specific details about the nature of the sanctions.