The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that working meetings with the US Department of Defense and the China-US Naval Military Security Consultation Mechanism were canceled as a result of Pelosi’s visit. The ministry also said it would no longer cooperate with the US on climate change talks, drug control, the repatriation of illegal immigrants, criminal investigations and the fight against transnational crimes. These were seen as the remaining guardrails in a rocky US-China relationship, but Beijing has long said the only guardrail that matters is the “One China” principle — that the US recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, but only recognizes the Chinese position that Taiwan is part of China. The action raises questions about the potential impact of global climate benchmarks, as China and the US are the world’s top climate polluters. Just last year, the US and China issued a joint commitment to take “enhanced climate action” to meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement’s goals of limiting warming to below 2 degrees Celsius. The White House “summoned” China’s ambassador Qin Gang over China’s provocative actions overnight, spokesman John Kirby said in a statement, making clear that the actions “concern Taiwan, us and our partners throughout the people”. Kirby also reaffirmed the US commitment to the One China policy, as did Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken. Later on Friday, the White House spokesman specifically referred to China’s suspension of climate talks, calling the decision “fundamentally irresponsible.” “China is not only punishing the United States with this, with these actions, but it is actually punishing the whole world,” he said. “The world’s largest polluting company is now refusing to take critical steps necessary to combat the climate crisis, which is actually affecting our partners, from rising sea levels in the Pacific Islands to wildfires across the Europe”. Kirby also downplayed China’s decision to end military commitments, saying Beijing “regularly engages in these types of commitments to signal its displeasure with the United States.” Pelosi and members of a congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday despite warnings not to from mainland China. Pelosi, the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in decades, said the trip – which also includes stops in Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia – is aimed at “promoting a free and open Indo- – Pacific”. Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, August 3, 2022. Taiwan’s presidential office via Reuters In response, China has also stepped up military exercises and imposed new trade restrictions on Taiwan. Kirby confirmed Thursday that China fired about 11 ballistic missiles toward Taiwan, affecting areas northeast, east and southeast of the island. “We condemn these actions, which are irresponsible and at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and the region,” Kirby said. The U.S. expects those actions to continue in the coming days, Kirby said, noting that the U.S. is “ready” for whatever Beijing decides to do. Taiwan’s defense ministry released new figures on Friday, saying China has deployed 68 fighter jets, 13 warships in the areas and waters around Taiwan. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said the nation remains on high alert. Kirby said Thursday that the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group would remain in the “general area to monitor the situation” and would “conduct routine air and sea transits through the Taiwan Strait in the coming weeks.” Blinken on Friday called China’s response a “severe overreaction”. “The fact is that the speaker’s visit was peaceful,” the foreign minister said between meetings at the ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference in Cambodia. “There is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalating military response.” A Chinese military J-11 fighter jet flies over the Taiwan Strait near Pingtan, mainland China’s closest land to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeast China’s Fujian province, August 5, 2022. By Han Guan/AP Pelosi herself commented on China’s reaction to the trip during a news conference Friday with the rest of the congressional delegation, saying Beijing is “probably using our visit as an excuse” for their missile strikes. “Our friendship with Taiwan is strong,” he said. “It is bipartisan in the House and Senate, with overwhelming support for peace and the status quo in Taiwan.” Republicans in Congress this week applauded Pelosi’s trip, with more than half of the Senate Republican caucus signing a statement supporting her decision to go to Taiwan. Pelosi has also been slapped with sanctions by China, meaning neither she nor her family will be able to visit mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. When asked Friday if Pelosi bears any responsibility for the rift in US-China relations, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said Pelosi had a “right” to go to Taiwan. “There was no reason to have this escalation that we’re seeing from China,” Jean-Pierre said. – ABC News’ Molly Nagle, Lauren Minore, Joe Simonette and Ben Gittleson contributed to this report.