Beijing reacted angrily to the meeting between U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen, but has not announced large-scale military exercises.
Various Chinese ministries released coordinated statements condemning the meeting on Thursday morning local time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the United States had ignored “repeated warnings” against allowing Tsai to visit and promised “resolute and forceful measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the serious wrongdoing of U.S.-Taiwan colluding together.
As of Thursday morning, China had yet to announce large-scale military exercises similar to the display of force it put on after then-House Speakerin August. That earlier meeting on Taiwanese soil was the first time such a senior American politician had come to Taiwan in almost 30 years. China responded by sending warships, jets and missiles to surround Taiwan’s main island in drills that mimicked a partial blockade.
In recent months, China has increased efforts to assert its claimed sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait. Taiwanese scholars worry that beefed-up coast guard patrols are part of this “gray zone” tactic as Beijing gradually alters the delicate balance in the critical waterway. “It is no secret that today the peace that we have maintained and the democracy which [we] have worked hard to build are facing unprecedented challenges,” Tsai said in brief remarks with McCarthy after their meeting. “We once again find ourselves in a world where democracy is under threat, and the urgency of keeping the beacon of freedom shining cannot be understated.
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