Pekin, China
China warned Thursday United States that “it will pay dearly” if you visit UN Ambassador, Kelly Craft, Taiwan, as she plans to do next week.
In a statement, the Chinese mission to the United Nations urged the US “to stop, not create, their insane provocation. new difficulties in relations between China and the US. and in the cooperation of the two countries in the United Nations and to stop taking the wrong path. “
“We want to remind you U.S whoever plays with fire burns. The United States will pay a heavy fine for its wrong actions, ”the Chinese delegation insisted through a spokesman.
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Craft’s trip to Taiwan was announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and confirmed this Thursday by the country’s mission to the United Nations, which specified that the visit will take place between January 13 and 15 and will include meetings with senior Taiwanese officials and members of the diplomatic community.
According to the US, the ambassador will use the visit to underscore Washington’s support for Taiwan’s greater participation in the international arena.
Taiwan is considered a sovereign territory with its own government and political system called the Republic of China since the end of the civil war between nationalists and communists in 1949, but Beijing insists it is a rebellious province and insists it return to what it calls a common homeland.
Donald Trump’s Administration has prioritized strengthening relations with Taiwan, including arms sales, pthe one thing that broke Washington’s relations with Taipei in 1979, which became informal after the recognition of the People’s Republic.
In his statement, heChinese mission to the UN He stressed that he “rejects any form of official contact between the United States and the Taiwan region” and accused Washington of using the Taiwan issue to harm China’s “fundamental interests”.