Tensions between China and the US have been stretched! they gave a note

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning held a press conference and discussed Lai’s visit to the United States, which is scheduled for next month.

Expressing that they “oppose any official contact between the United States and Taiwan,” Mao noted that a protest note was delivered to the United States over the visit.

“WE WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY”

Noting that developments related to the planned visit of the “separatist” leader candidate to Taiwan will be closely monitored, Mao said decisive and forceful measures will be taken to defend the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“We strongly reject any visit to the United States by Taiwanese independence supporters under any name and for any reason, and the United States condoning and supporting these separatists and their separatist activities,” Mao said. saying.

Taiwan announced that Lai and his delegation will travel to Paraguay on August 14 to attend the inauguration ceremony of Paraguay’s new president, Santiago Peña.

THINK AS ‘SYMBOLIC’

Analysts consider the trip to the United States “symbolic” as Lai is the front-runner in Taiwan’s leadership elections scheduled for January.

China refuses to make contact, viewing Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen Tsai and Vice President Lai as “separatists”.

Although no details were given about Lai’s visit to the US, Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Tah-ray Yui said the trip will be “planned in accordance with the precedents established in visits to South and Central America in the past few years, and the US being a transit stop.” (AA)