The Chinese government strongly opposed the announcement that the US government would remove the restrictions that it had voluntarily set in relation to Taiwan in consideration of the Chinese government, and suggested countermeasures.
Secretary of State Pompeo announced in a statement yesterday that the US government would lift the voluntary restrictions it had set over the last few decades when contacting Taiwanese officials.
The details of the restrictions have not been announced, but there are internal regulations such as refraining from meeting at the White House when senior US government officials meet with Taiwanese officials in the country.
Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 11th, "We will never allow any person or force to block the process of unification of China and use the Taiwan issue to interfere with China's internal affairs. ", And strongly repelled.
"The Taiwan issue is the most important and most sensitive core issue of bilateral relations. We urge the United States to stop any words or actions that upgrade its relations with Taiwan and strengthen its military relations."
In a statement, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Taiwan Affairs Office, which is in charge of the Taiwan issue in the Chinese government, suggested countermeasures, saying, "We will take strong measures to counter any acts collusion between the United States and Taiwan." did.
The United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations, Craft, is scheduled to visit Taiwan on the 13th, and China is nervous about the approach between the United States and Taiwan.