The United States called on China to “not react too sharply” to the peaceful visits of the congress members and not to unilaterally change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, writes Voice of America.
“Congress members visited Taiwan for decades, and will continue to do this,” said the representative of the State Department Ned Price. According to him, the visits of American lawmakers to Taiwan correspond to the long -standing bicoparty policy of Washington.
“Some time ago, it became clear that there is one side that is trying to change the status quo, – said Ned Price, – this is not the USA. This is not Taiwan. This is a Chinese people’s republic. It is she who disputes the status quo, she seeks to violate the status quo “.
Earlier, the Chinese military said that they conducted new exercises near the Taiwan Islands, while a group of members of the US Congress met with Taiwan Head and Members of the Taiwanese parliament.
In addition to conducting exercises, Beijing imposed sanctions against seven Taiwanese politicians and members of the administration. Now they and their families are prohibited from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, and they are not allowed to do business.