TAIPEI: China deployed warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday (Apr 6) as it vowed a 'resolute response' to the island's president meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy - the t
Tsai's visit to California was technically a stop-over after a trip to Latin America to see two of Taiwan's dwindling band of official diplomatic allies.
But China had repeatedly issued warnings ahead of the Tsai-McCarthy meeting, and quickly issued another strong rebuke after it went ahead. "In response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between the United States and Taiwan, China will take resolute and effective measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Beijing's foreign ministry said.
Ko Cheng-heng, deputy head of Taiwan's National Security Bureau, told lawmakers on Thursday they did not expect such a strong reaction from China as followed Pelosi's trip.China is also trying to show a more diplomatic face to the world, Ko said, noting French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are currently in Beijing.
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