Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's stops in the U.S. during her current overseas trip will 'have a severe impact on China-U.S. relations,' the top diplomat at China's embassy in Washington told reporters.
President Tsai at a celebration of Taiwan's National Day last October. Photo: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty
The White House has tried to tamp down the tensions ahead of her stops in the United States, noting that Tsai's recent predecessors have transited through the U.S. and that Tsai herself has been to the U.S. six times before without much incident. "The so-called 'transit' is merely a disguise to her true intention of seeking breakthrough and advocating Taiwan independence," Xu said, accusing the U.S. of allowing Tsai to "make a splash" and "arranging" her meeting with McCarthy. The White House has noted that McCarthy sets his own schedule.
Xu accused the U.S. of violating the "One China" principle and warned: "As we say, 'those who play with fire will perish by it.' This is not a threat. The Chinese government must react to violations of the 'One China' principle."Washington neither rejects nor accepts Beijing's claims over Taiwan and does not recognize the self-governing island's independence.
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