Taiwan ambassador: Beijing is 'manufacturing' the crisis, China has prepared invasion force 'for some time'

Taiwan's Representative to the U.S. Hsiao Bi-khim called China's response "unprecedented," but former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley called it a "temper tantrum."

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, speaks with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she prepares to leave Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 3, 2022. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, receives the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, right, at the president's office, Aug. 3, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Handout/Getty Images) In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan’s frigate, Lan Yang, is seen at the rear, Aug. 5, 2022. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

"I agree with some of the U.S. White House statements and other analyses that the Beijing government is trying to manufacture a crisis over a practice that has been ongoing for decades, and they are using this as a pretext."

Pelosi led a congressional delegation to the island last week in direct opposition to Chinese demands that the U.S. abort the meeting. She lauded the "democratic values" and "self-governance" of Taiwan and assured the island that the U.S. would maintain mutual security interests in the region.