Beijing hits out at Taiwanese vice president-elect’s White House visit
Beijing hits out at Taiwanese vice president-elect’s White House visit
China said on Thursday it “firmly opposes” a meeting at the White House between US security officials and a senior Taiwanese politician. Vice President-Elect William Lai made the visit this week during a personal trip to the US, according to Taiwanese media.
On Monday, Lai reportedly had a 70-minute meeting with US National Security Council officials. It was not clear what was discussed.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that Beijing opposes any official exchange between the US and Taiwan. Washington “shall not arrange [for] US leaders, government officials and Congress members to have any form of contact with Lai,” Hua Chunying said. She also called for the US to “stop sending the wro...






