The U.S. State Department's second secretary, Nicolas Sarkozy, visited Taiwan this week after the U.S. health minister visited Taiwan in August TW and hosted bilateral economic and trade talks. On Monday, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker urged the US to adhere to the one-China principle so as not to undermine the stability peace the US-China relationship and the Taiwan Strait.
According to TW media, The Under Secretary of State of the United States, Keith Krach, who is responsible for economic growth, energy and the environment, economic and business dialogue with TW government and attend Li Denghui memorial service. The news aroused strong dissatisfaction from China. China warned the United States on Monday, Stop official U.S.-Taiwan contacts, Avoiding "serious harm" to bilateral relationship.
"The Chinese side firmly opposes official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, and this position is consistent and clear ," Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker Wang Wenbin said at a regular journalist meeting. Once again, I would like to emphasize that TW issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its core interests, and is the most important and sensitive issue in the relationship between China and the United States. A Chinese principle is the political foundation of the Chinese-American relationship. We urge the United States to abide by the one-China principle and the three common communiqués between China and the United States, and to stop all forms of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, so as not to seriously damage the stability peace the relationship between China and the United States and the Taiwan Strait. "
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker Wang Wenbin
The United States and Taiwan have had frequent exchanges in recent days. In early August, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar led a delegation to visit Taiwan and became the highest-level US official to visit Taiwan since the United States accepted Beijing's "One China" policy in 1979. Taiwan's "Liberty Times" pointed out that if Crazy visits Taiwan, it will set another record for the highest level of officials in the United States visiting Taiwan.
Against this backdrop, the Associated Press noted, the visit of the U. S. State Department's Deputy Secretary of State TW is likely to further anger China. China regards TW as part of its territory and strongly opposes official contacts with TW by other countries.
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times of Chinese state media, posted TW early September that China would sanction U.S. officials visiting Taiwan. "TW is just a small flag in the hands of Americans ," Hu wrote on the Weibo. Once the form changes, TW authorities will be a basket of water, very miserable loss "," for Americans who dare to provoke China on TW issues, the Chinese people will remember you for life ". Mr Hu also threatened :" Don't do business with China yourself and associated companies, and you will be sanctioned. You're not going to end well. "
TW Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed last week that discussions were under way with the U.S. economic business dialogue, But did not disclose the exact date of the meeting and who will be represented by the United States. Xu Youdian, director of North America TW Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted by the TW central Society on Tuesday, said, Based on the Taiwan - American rules, I can't say until I' m ready, But both sides are working on it, Will be at the fastest time, the best time to explain. Although no direct TW Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmation has been obtained, But central, in another report, TW business people have been invited by the AIT Association to attend the event. The report quoted Lin Bofeng, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as revealing that The Taiwan-US high-level dialogue is certain to come on stage, Host AIT has not yet explained the theme of the event, But it should be an explanation or requirement for mainland and American trade struggles.
U.S. Health minister Azar visited TW in August and met with TW President Tsai Ing-wen
On August 31, TW economic minister, Wang Meihua held video talks with State Department Asia Pacific Assistant Secretary Shi Dawei (David Stilwill), and the United States proposed to establish a "bilateral economic and business dialogue with. Wang Meihua previously told the TW media that because Krakis is responsible for economic and energy, bilateral exchanges on the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategic supply chain issues will be in-depth.
As a result of a series of disputes between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and relationship have recently become increasingly tense, the two sides over trade, cyber security, technology and Hong Kong-related security laws. After the outbreak of the new crown, the relationship between the United States and China has worsened. The U.S. president Trump blamed China for the outbreak, Trump government more often accused Beijing of hiding Coronavirus information. Moreover, the United States has just announced that the United States will further ban Xinjiang cotton and tomato products because of China's alleged violation of Uighur human rights and forced labor, resulting in new cracks in bilateral relationship.
