Beijing calls on the White House to stop official contacts with Taiwan

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a press briefing Friday that the United States should stop all official contacts with Taiwan .

"The United States should stop reciprocal official contacts with Taiwan," Zhao Lijian said, stressing that the recent US actions (the visit of a US congressional delegation to Taiwan) are inconsistent with the "one China" principle and the principles of the three Sino-US joint communiques .

The Taiwan Central News Agency reported earlier that a group of US congressmen led by Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Robert Menendez arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for an unannounced visit .

On Friday, the agency said, the US delegation will meet with the island's president, Tsai Ing-wen, to exchange views on "US-Taiwan cooperation, the Chinese threat and regional security ."

 In addition, the US delegation is scheduled to meet with Taiwanese Defense Minister Qiu Qiu-cheng, while the Chinese armed forces will conduct military exercises today, Friday, in response to the visit of members of Congress, in the Taiwan Sea region, according to a statement issued by the combat command of the region. Eastern People's Liberation Army of China .

 

Source: agencies