On August 10, 2022, Local media Observer carried an article authored by Her Excellency Madame Zhang Yanling, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda, titled “It is Pelosi’s visit that threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The full text is as follows:

In the past few days after the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to China’s Taiwan region, friendly organizations and people from more than 170 countries have spoken out, reaffirming their firm commitment to the one-China policy and underscoring their understanding and support of China's legitimate position. UN Secretary-General António Guterres also explicitly stressed that the UN remains committed to the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, the centerpiece of which is the one-China principle.

Meanwhile, it came to my attention that local media has been reprinting reporting by news agencies such as BBC, which unjustifiably accuses China of “overacting”, “escalating tensions” and “changing the status quo”. This is nothing but confounding right with wrong and deflecting blame.To set records straight, I would like to make the following points:

First, it is the U.S. who has been irresponsible and escalating the tensions. Since four months ago, China has time and again made clear to the U.S. through multiple channels and at various levels our stern position on Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.We have also made clear that the Chinese side would not sit idly by in the event of such a visit and that all consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the US side. However, the US has chosen to pursue the wrong course of action in disregard of China’s maximum diplomatic efforts，insisted on provoking china on the Taiwan question, the most important and sensitive matter in China-U.S. Relations. It is the U.S. Side who orchestrated this incident and created problems across the Taiwan Strates. Yet it accuses China of escalating the situation. This is gangster logic.

Second, it is not China but the U.S. and the separatist forces in Taiwan who have been changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan has never been a country. There is only one China in the world and both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China. This has been the status quo of Taiwan since ancient times. The U.S. has made clear commitment to the one-China principle in the Sino-US Joint  Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations. However, since the Democratic Progressive Party took office,