China castigated the presence of US military in Taiwan on Thursday after its official confirmation by the island’s president in a channel interview CNN.
“We strongly oppose any form of official exchanges and military contacts between the United States and Taiwan,” Chinese diplomacy spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters.
Beijing considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces although it does not control the island of 23 million people.
In an interview with CNN Broadcast on Wednesday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said the Chinese threat to the territory was growing “every day”.
Asked about the presence of American soldiers on the island, Tsai replied that they are “not as numerous as people think”.
It is the first time that a Taiwanese leader publicly recognizes such a presence since the departure of the last American garrison in 1979, when Washington recognized Communist China to the detriment of Taiwan.
The passes of arms have multiplied in recent days between China and the United States over the fate of the island, which enjoys a democratic system and has a government, a currency and an army clean.
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