The Taiwanese government said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China reacted with anger on Monday to a planned visit in August to the US by “separatist” Taiwan Vice-President and presidential front runner William Lai, as the government in Taipei said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops.
This US trip, though, has extra significance as Mr Lai is running to succeed President Tsai Ing-wen at Taiwan’s next election in January. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said the government had already lodged a diplomatic complaint with the US about Mr Lai’s stopovers.
Taiwan’s presidential office said Mr Lai would arrive in Paraguay on Aug 14, the day before Mr Pena is sworn in as the country’s next president. China has repeatedly rebuffed offers of talks from Ms Tsai and her government, believing she is a separatist.
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