China has warned Washington that US President Kevin McCarthy’s intentions to host Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will further strain China-US relations. Wednesday’s meeting in the state of California will ‘seriously hurt the 1.4 billion Chinese feelings’, undermine ‘the foundation of China-US relations’ and ‘further damage’ relations, a consulate spokesperson said. Chinese in Los Angeles.
Tsai Ing-wen is visiting from Central America and plans to meet Republican McCarthy and other Republicans as well as Democratic congressmen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Los Angeles. Beijing had previously warned Washington that it was “playing with fire”.
The visit of McCarthy’s predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan last year caused great tension. China responded by conducting large-scale military exercises in Taiwanese waters.
Source: The Delfi
