China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day and, no country may maintain official ties with both Beijing and Taipei. theSun theSundaily diplomacy China Taiwan USA
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives at the boarding gate of the international airport in Taoyuan on March 29, 2023. AFPPIX: China vowed on Wednesday to “fight back” should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States.
Beijing warned Wednesday that it is “resolutely opposed” to any meeting between Tsai and McCarthy and vowed to take “resolute measures to fight back” if it goes ahead. “External pressure will not hinder our determination to go global,“ Tsai told reporters at the airport before leaving. “We are calm and confident. We will not succumb and we will not provoke .”After first visiting New York, Tsai will meet her Guatemalan counterpart Alejandro Giammattei and Belize Prime Minister John Briceno in their respective countries, her office said.McCarthy has said he will meet Tsai in California, although the talks are yet to be confirmed by Taiwanese authorities.
“There’s absolutely no reason for China to use that as a pretext to overreact or to engage in further coercion directed at Taiwan,“ the official told reporters on condition of anonymity, adding that the stopover did not represent a change in US policy.Analysts say the US stopover comes at a key time, with Beijing having ramped up military, economic and diplomatic pressure on the island since Tsai came to power in 2016, poaching nine of its diplomatic allies.
Taiwan accused China on Sunday of using “coercion and intimidation” to lure away its allies after Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang officially launched relations in Beijing.
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