More dissonance ahead in US duet on Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit highlighted the tensions between Congress and the White House on their ties with Taipei.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit highlighted the tensions between Congress and the White House on their ties with Taipei.
The first round of trade talks is set to take place early this autumn, US officials said.
China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told Japan's national security adviser that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China.
A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said that attempts to play the "Taiwan card" to block China's reunification will not succeed.
Those sanctioned and their family members would be barred from entering the mainland as well as Hong Kong and Macao.
Taiwan-China relations have worsened since President Tsai, whom China regards as a separatist, took office in 2016, and continued to deteriorate as Ms Tsai got re-elected in 2020.
The delegation was to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss bilateral security issues along with economic and trade related matters.
Provocations by “separatist elements or external forces” that cross its red lines would force Beijing to take “drastic measures”, it said in a government White Paper.
Echoing other Asian tech firms, the Taiwanese company has warranted the drop in sales to surging inflation and deepening concerns of a recession crimping consumer spending.
During a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China conducts “normal military exercises” in waters surrounding its territory.