China has threatened 'resolute countermeasures' over a planned meeting between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
China on Wednesday threatened “resolute countermeasures” over a planned meeting between U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy andDiplomatic pressure on Taiwan has ramped up recently, with Beijing poaching Taipei’s dwindling number of diplomatic allies while sending military fighter jets flying toward the island on a near-daily basis. Earlier this month,, leaving Taiwan with only 13 countries that recognize it as a sovereign state.
Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou began a tour of China with a symbolism-laden visit to the mausoleum of Chinese founding father Sun Yat-sen. “We firmly oppose this and will take resolute countermeasures,” Zhu said at a news conference Wednesday. The U.S. should “refrain from arranging Tsai Ing-wen’s transit visits and even contact with American officials, and take concrete actions to fulfill its solemn commitmentSpeaking later Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China would “closely follow the development of the situation and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Senior U.S. officials in Washington and Beijing have underscored to their Chinese counterparts that transits through the U.S. during broader international travel by Taiwan’s president have been routine for years., Tsai has met with members of Congress and the Taiwanese diaspora and has been welcomed by the chairperson of the American Institute in Taiwan, the U.S. government-run nonprofit that carries out unofficial U.S. relations with Taiwan.
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