/ world today news/ According to reports, Lai Qingdu, Taiwan’s deputy leader, left for Paraguay on August 12 to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the president of that country, and has already landed in New York.
Regarding Lai Qingdu’s “transit” visit to the US, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that Beijing firmly opposes all forms of official ties between Washington and Taipei and actions that encourage separatist forces on the island, and firmly opposes of any official contacts between representatives of the US government and the Taiwanese side.
“Washington and Taiwan’s joint plan for Lai Qingdu to participate in political activities in the US using his ‘transit visit’ as a justification is a serious violation of the ‘one China’ principle and undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Taiwan issue is the core of China’s national interests, the political basis of Sino-US relations, and the most important red line in them. China is closely monitoring the development of the situation and will take decisive measures to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the spokesperson added.
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