China staged war games near Taiwan in August to protest the Taipei visit of then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen plans to meet current House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the United States in coming weeks.
TAIPEI/BEIJING — Taiwan will not allow"repeated provocations" from China, the island's defence minister said on Tuesday , as China's foreign minister said Taiwan was the"first red line" that must not be crossed in Sino-US relations.
Speaking to reporters at parliament, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said he was not aware of a planned meeting between Ms Tsai and Mr McCarthy. Taking lawmakers' questions, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said it was"inappropriate" to talk about foreign travel arrangements for the president"before there are definite plans".In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said it was"absurd" for US officials to say that Taiwan is not an internal affair of China's.
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