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China threatens ‘countermeasures’ if Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen meets House Speaker McCarthy on US stopover

Beijing — China has threatened to take “firm countermeasures” against an upcoming meeting between Taiwan’s president and the speaker of the US House of Representatives. Next trip via Los AngelesDiplomatic pressure on Taiwan has increased recently, with Beijing poaching Taipei’s dwindling diplomatic allies and flying military fighter jets to the island on an almost daily basis.

Earlier this month, Honduras established diplomatic ties with China, leaving only 13 countries that recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state.

Taking the visit as an opportunity to demonstrate Taiwan’s commitment to democratic values ​​on the world stage, President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon to begin her 10-day tour of the Americas.

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (left), President Tsai Ing-wen (center) and Joseph, General Secretary of the Office of the President of Taiwan, Taiwan, wave before President Tsai Ing-wen leaves for an overseas business trip at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on March 29, 2023. Foreign Minister Wu.

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“I urge the world to see a democratic Taiwan resolutely uphold the values ​​of freedom and democracy, continue the cycle of goodness, strengthen the resilience of global democracy, and continue to be a force for good in the world.” I want to tell you that,” he told reporters before boarding the plane, “No outside pressure will ever interfere with our determination to engage with the world.”

Tsai is scheduled to leave for Guatemala and Belize via New York on March 30. On April 5, she will stop in Los Angeles on her way back to Taiwan, at which time she is scheduled to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, though this has not been confirmed.

At a press conference on Tuesday, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said no Biden administration officials plan to meet Tsai during her stay in the United States.


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Although it may be informal, the visit to the United States will be the most high-profile part of Tsai’s travels.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Cabinet’s Taiwan office, accused Tsai of stopping over en route to a diplomatic ally in Central America and urged U.S. officials not to meet with him. requested.

“We firmly oppose this and take firm action,” Zhu said. The United States should “take concrete action to fulfill its solemn promise not to support Taiwan’s independence, refraining from arranging Tsai Ing-wen’s transit visit or even contacting US officials.”

“If she were to make contact with US House Speaker McCarthy, it would be another provocation that seriously violates the one-China principle, undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.” warned Fenrian.


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China’s foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said late Wednesday that China would “monitor the development of the situation and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

“The United States should stop claiming to set up guardrails in Sino-US relations while engaging in dangerous activities that undermine the political foundation of Sino-US relations,” Mao Zedong said at a news conference.

Senior U.S. officials in Washington and Beijing stressed to their Chinese counterparts that transit visits by the Taiwanese president through the U.S. have been regular for many years. During a recent unofficial visit, Ms. Tsai met with members of Congress and Taiwanese-American civic groups and spoke with the American Institute in Taiwan, a U.S. government-run non-profit organization that maintains unofficial ties with Taiwan. welcomed by the president of

Tsai said the coronavirus pandemic delayed her international travel after transiting the United States six times between 2016 and 2019. severely criticized.


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But the scheduled meeting with McCarthy raised concerns about a heavy-handed response from China amid growing friction between Beijing and Washington over US support for Taiwan, trade and human rights issues.

Earlier this month, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang issued a stern warning to the United States, saying “conflict and confrontation” were inevitable if Washington did not change its stance on China.

“CBS Evening News” Anchor Nora O’Donnell reported Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready to retake the island by force by 2027, if necessary, according to the CIA’s latest intelligence assessment.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in 2022, Beijing launched missiles into the area, deployed warships across the Taiwan Strait’s centerline, Military exercises in a mock blockade Island of. Beijing has also suspended climate talks with the United States and restricted military-to-military communications with the Pentagon.


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California Republican McCarthy has said he will meet Tsai when he is in the United States, and has not ruled out the possibility of traveling to Taiwan to show his support.

Beijing sees formal U.S. contact with Taiwan as an encouragement to perpetuate the island’s decades of de facto independence, but U.S. leaders do not support the move. It has said. California Democrat Pelosi was the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan since then-Newt Gingrich in 1997. Under the “One China” policy, the United States recognizes Beijing’s view that it has sovereignty over Taiwan, but Taiwan’s status is precarious. Taipei is an important partner for Washington in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that China is trying to achieve its long-held goal of taking Taiwan under military control if necessary. Both sides split during her 1949 civil war, with the Chinese government ruling that a visit by U.S. politicians conspired with Tsai’s independence wing, the Democratic Progressive Party, to perpetuate the separation and strengthen China’s position as a world power. They see it as a hindrance to the rise of China.

The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 governs U.S. relations with Taiwan and does not require Washington to intervene militarily in the event of Chinese aggression, but does allow Taiwan to dedicate resources to defend itself. US policy is to secure and prevent unilateral status changes by Beijing. .


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Tensions escalated when President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that ordered the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon After crossing the continental United States. The Biden administration also said US intelligence findings China considers sending weapons to Russia There is no evidence yet that Beijing has done so because of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

But China provides Russia with economic lifeline and political support, and President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Moscow earlier this month.It was the first time since then that the allies had met face-to-face. Russia launches invasion of Ukraine Over a year ago.

The Biden administration has postponed Secretary of State Anthony Brinken’s planned visit to Beijing in the wake of the balloon controversy, but has suggested it wants to keep such a visit on track.

Foreign ministry official Mao Zedong said Washington was to blame for the tensions by stepping up ties with Tsai. Beijing has frozen nearly all contact with the Tsai government since shortly after she was elected to the first term of his second term in 2016.

“It’s not that China is overreacting, it’s that the US continued to coerce the Taiwanese independence forces. This is inherently terrible,” she said.


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President Tsai’s official visit coincides with a 12-day visit to China by her predecessor in the United Nationalist Party, Ma Ying-jeou, to appeal to descendant voters who arrived with Chiang Kai-shek’s defeated army in 1949. .

Ma visited the ruins of Nanjing, the former Kuomintang capital, highlighting the historical and cultural ties between the two camps, while highlighting China’s determination to eliminate Taiwan’s international presence and the recognition of the Taiwanese government. It avoids the politically sensitive topic of refusing to

With Tsai unable to seek a third term, her party is widely expected to nominate Vice President Lai Chinthe to run for the presidential election in January.

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Beijing — China has threatened to take “firm countermeasures” against an upcoming meeting between Taiwan’s president and the speaker of the US House of Representatives. Next trip via Los AngelesDiplomatic pressure on Taiwan has increased recently, with Beijing poaching Taipei’s dwindling diplomatic allies and flying military fighter jets to the island on an almost daily basis. Earlier this month, Honduras established diplomatic ties with China, leaving only 13 countries that recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state. Taking the visit as an opportunity to demonstrate Taiwan’s commitment to democratic values ​​on the world stage, President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon to begin her 10-day tour of the Americas.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (left), President Tsai Ing-wen (center) and Joseph, General Secretary of the Office of the President of Taiwan, Taiwan, wave before President Tsai Ing-wen leaves for an overseas business trip at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on March 29, 2023. Foreign Minister Wu.

Johnson Lai/AP

“I urge the world to see a democratic Taiwan resolutely uphold the values ​​of freedom and democracy, continue the cycle of goodness, strengthen the resilience of global democracy, and continue to be a force for good in the world.” I want to tell you that,” he told reporters before boarding the plane, “No outside pressure will ever interfere with our determination to engage with the world.”

Tsai is scheduled to leave for Guatemala and Belize via New York on March 30. On April 5, she will stop in Los Angeles on her way back to Taiwan, at which time she is scheduled to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, though this has not been confirmed. At a press conference on Tuesday, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said no Biden administration officials plan to meet Tsai during her stay in the United States.

Economist editor on US-China tensions, SVB collapse

06:38

Although it may be informal, the visit to the United States will be the most high-profile part of Tsai’s travels.At a press conference on Wednesday, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Cabinet’s Taiwan office, accused Tsai of stopping over en route to a diplomatic ally in Central America and urged U.S. officials not to meet with him. requested.

“We firmly oppose this and take firm action,” Zhu said. The United States should “take concrete action to fulfill its solemn promise not to support Taiwan’s independence, refraining from arranging Tsai Ing-wen’s transit visit or even contacting US officials.””If she were to make contact with US House Speaker McCarthy, it would be another provocation that seriously violates the one-China principle, undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.” warned Fenrian.

China’s Xi calls for ‘reunification’ with Taiwan

03:12

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said late Wednesday that China would “monitor the development of the situation and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” “The United States should stop claiming to set up guardrails in Sino-US relations while engaging in dangerous activities that undermine the political foundation of Sino-US relations,” Mao Zedong said at a news conference.

Senior U.S. officials in Washington and Beijing stressed to their Chinese counterparts that transit visits by the Taiwanese president through the U.S. have been regular for many years. During a recent unofficial visit, Ms. Tsai met with members of Congress and Taiwanese-American civic groups and spoke with the American Institute in Taiwan, a U.S. government-run non-profit organization that maintains unofficial ties with Taiwan. welcomed by the president of Tsai said the coronavirus pandemic delayed her international travel after transiting the United States six times between 2016 and 2019. severely criticized.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin vow to shape new world order

05:41

But the scheduled meeting with McCarthy raised concerns about a heavy-handed response from China amid growing friction between Beijing and Washington over US support for Taiwan, trade and human rights issues.Earlier this month, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang issued a stern warning to the United States, saying “conflict and confrontation” were inevitable if Washington did not change its stance on China.”CBS Evening News” Anchor Nora O’Donnell reported Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready to retake the island by force by 2027, if necessary, according to the CIA’s latest intelligence assessment.After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in 2022, Beijing launched missiles into the area, deployed warships across the Taiwan Strait’s centerline, Military exercises in a mock blockade Island of. Beijing has also suspended climate talks with the United States and restricted military-to-military communications with the Pentagon.

China conducts precision launch near Taiwan

01:56

California Republican McCarthy has said he will meet Tsai when he is in the United States, and has not ruled out the possibility of traveling to Taiwan to show his support.

Beijing sees formal U.S. contact with Taiwan as an encouragement to perpetuate the island’s decades of de facto independence, but U.S. leaders do not support the move. It has said. California Democrat Pelosi was the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan since then-Newt Gingrich in 1997. Under the “One China” policy, the United States recognizes Beijing’s view that it has sovereignty over Taiwan, but Taiwan’s status is precarious. Taipei is an important partner for Washington in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that China is trying to achieve its long-held goal of taking Taiwan under military control if necessary. Both sides split during her 1949 civil war, with the Chinese government ruling that a visit by U.S. politicians conspired with Tsai’s independence wing, the Democratic Progressive Party, to perpetuate the separation and strengthen China’s position as a world power. They see it as a hindrance to the rise of China. The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 governs U.S. relations with Taiwan and does not require Washington to intervene militarily in the event of Chinese aggression, but does allow Taiwan to dedicate resources to defend itself. US policy is to secure and prevent unilateral status changes by Beijing. .

Former National Security Advisor on US-Iran relations, tensions with China

06:33

Tensions escalated when President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that ordered the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon After crossing the continental United States. The Biden administration also said US intelligence findings China considers sending weapons to Russia There is no evidence yet that Beijing has done so because of the ongoing war in Ukraine.But China provides Russia with economic lifeline and political support, and President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Moscow earlier this month.It was the first time since then that the allies had met face-to-face. Russia launches invasion of Ukraine Over a year ago. The Biden administration has postponed Secretary of State Anthony Brinken’s planned visit to Beijing in the wake of the balloon controversy, but has suggested it wants to keep such a visit on track. Foreign ministry official Mao Zedong said Washington was to blame for the tensions by stepping up ties with Tsai. Beijing has frozen nearly all contact with the Tsai government since shortly after she was elected to the first term of his second term in 2016.

“It’s not that China is overreacting, it’s that the US continued to coerce the Taiwanese independence forces. This is inherently terrible,” she said.

US lawmakers visit Taiwan amid tensions with China

06:51

President Tsai’s official visit coincides with a 12-day visit to China by her predecessor in the United Nationalist Party, Ma Ying-jeou, to appeal to descendant voters who arrived with Chiang Kai-shek’s defeated army in 1949. . Ma visited the ruins of Nanjing, the former Kuomintang capital, highlighting the historical and cultural ties between the two camps, while highlighting China’s determination to eliminate Taiwan’s international presence and the recognition of the Taiwanese government. It avoids the politically sensitive topic of refusing to With Tsai unable to seek a third term, her party is widely expected to nominate Vice President Lai Chinthe to run for the presidential election in January.

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