Beijing

China's Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng on Wednesday summoned US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan island on Tuesday.

China has stressed the nature of her visit is extremely vicious and the consequence is very grave.

Xie said the Chinese side will not sit idle.

The US must pay the price for its own mistake. China will take necessary and resolute countermeasures and "we mean what we say", he is reported to have said.

He maintained that the US government should have restrained Pelosi's unscrupulous move and prevented her from going against the historical trend but instead indulged her and colluded with her, which exacerbates the tension in the Taiwan Straits and seriously damages China-US ties.

Minutes after US House Speaker Pelosi's aircraft landed in Taipei, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it would hold military drills in waters around Taiwan from Thursday to Sunday.

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Angered by Pelosi's visit despite Beijing's strong opposition, China said, "This is a very dangerous act of playing with fire, and those who play with fire will set themselves on fire.