China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has strongly condemned Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, calling it a “serious violation of the One-China principle” that will have a “severe impact” on the political foundation of China-US relations.

In a statement, the ministry said Pelosi’s visit “seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

“It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence'”, the ministry said.

China strongly urged the US to “stop playing the ‘Taiwan card’ and interfering in China’s internal affairs”, and to “not go further down the wrong and dangerous path”.