Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit Guatemala and Belize. The President’s statement that she is ready to meet with American Speaker Kevin McCarthy during these visits has been a reason for China’s strong opposition.
China has stated that it will react strongly if the Taiwanese president meets US Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her visit to Guatemala and Belize.
Although it has not been officially announced, sources have stated that President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to meet US Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the end of his ten-day official visit to Guatemala and Belize.
Su Fenglian, a spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Relations Office, has stated that President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with US Speaker Kevin McCarthy violates the One China concept and provokes China. (Reuters)
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