Canada is calling on China to de-escalate tensions that have mounted over U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
Pelosi, who landed in Taipei Tuesday night and left Wednesday, drew a sharp response from Beijing, as it announced multiple military exercises around the island shortly after her arrival.
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said a visit by a legislator should not be a pretext for raising tensions. Read more: U.S.
will stand by Taiwan, Pelosi says during visit as China protests “We are concerned with the heightened tensions in the region,” Joly said during a news conference with her German counterpart in Montreal Wednesday.