World News | US House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy will hold talks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tomorrow

washington [US]BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) According to CNN, under repeated warnings from China, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday (tomorrow).

The expected meeting between the two leaders is seen as something that China strongly disapproves of and has repeatedly expressed its opposition to.

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The California Republican will hold bipartisan talks with Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, according to a notice from McCarthy’s office earlier Monday. According to CNN, the bipartisan group will include members of the Democratic leadership, California Rep. Pete Aguilar, and the chairman of the China Select Committee.

Tsai will meet with McCarthy, too, according to a report published by Taiwan’s official Central News Agency on Monday, citing Taiwan’s presidential office.

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In early March, the US State Department said China had “overreacted” to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the US.

U.S. State Department chief deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said the Taiwan president’s transit was consistent with Washington’s consistent policy.

Earlier, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that China firmly opposes Tsai Ing-wen’s “transit” visit to the United States to meet with U.S. officials, and will resolutely counter this. CGTN report. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen began a 10-day visit to Central America on Wednesday that will include a stop in the United States, CNN reported.

Responding to a question about China’s announcement that it would take countermeasures if the President of Taiwan meets the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Vedante Patel said, “I reiterate what I said above that the US transit is based on the long-standing practice of the US, Consistent with the unofficial nature of our approach to relations with Taiwan.

“There is no reason for countermeasures. There is no reason for Beijing to turn this transit, which is in line with longstanding U.S. policy, into an act of non-compliance or overreaction. As I have said before, we oppose any unilateral change in the status quo by either party. We do not Supporting Taiwan’s independence, we continue to look forward to resolving cross-Strait differences through peaceful means,” he added.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a news conference in the last week of March, “China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and the Taiwan region. We firmly oppose any visit by the leader of the Taiwan authority to Taiwan. name or under any pretext.”

According to a statement issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning further stated, “We firmly oppose any form of contact between the US and the Taiwan authorities, which violates the one-China principle. China has protested to the US many times.” Tsai Ing-wen’s so-called stopover in the United States . “

Taiwan has never been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, but Beijing claims the island as part of its territory and seeks “peaceful reunification” with the island.

It is worth noting that tensions between China and Taiwan began to emerge after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last August.

China objected to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China claims is part of its territory. After Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China announced military exercises around Taiwan. (Arnie)

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