Beijing has warned its army “won’t sit idly by” if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan later this week.

The warning got here from China’s overseas ministry, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Ms Pelosi, the US Home speaker, is because of go to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. There have additionally been solutions that she is going to go to Taiwan in the direction of the tip of her tour on Thursday.

China considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province and strongly reisists any worldwide makes an attempt of assist for it as an impartial sovereign state.

The most recent warning was issued throughout a Chinese language overseas ministry common briefing.

Spokesperson Zhao Lijian additionally mentioned that due to Pelosi’s standing because the “No. 3 official of the US authorities”, a go to to Taiwan would “result in egregious political affect”.

Pelosi was set to go to Singapore on Monday.