Members of a Canada-Taiwan parliamentary 'friendship group' to visit the island soon ⬇️
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer
China, which claims Taiwan as its territory under its "one-China principle," objects to foreign politicians visiting the island. Democratically governed Taiwan rejects China's claims. "As we have said before, the travel of parliamentarians should not be used as a pretext for escalation or aggressive military and economic actions," Blanchard said.
Defying warnings from Beijing, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei earlier this month in what was the highest-level U.S. visit in 25 years.
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