US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on a trip immediately condemned by China condemned as a threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
"The frequent provocations and shows by the United States fully demonstrate that the United States is a destroyer of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and a maker of security risks in the Taiwan Strait," said Colonel Shi Yi in a statement, adding that "The theater troops maintain high alert at all times and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity." %