China military Threats against Taiwan will only increase support for The State Department said after China held exercises nearby while US lawmakers were visiting Taipei.
Beijing blamed the deputies, who Including the president of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, for Tensions increase with Their “provocative” flight. China claims that Taiwan is democratically governed as its territory.
in a belated statement on Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced China’s “hard-line and absurd” response to the two visits. first by group of US legislators this year.
“the threat of force by the Chinese totalitarian Communist Party government against Taiwan will only strengthen Taiwanese people’s will to defend freedom, democracy and will also attract support for Democratic Taiwan from the United States to more Democratic Partners.
Taiwan will continue to deepen cooperation with The United States and others like sane countries To defend the free and open Indo-Pacific region, the ministry said China was preventing “continuous expansion”.
Senator Ben Sassi one of The six Representatives from both parties who visited Taiwan and met President Tsai Ing-wen said in A statement that China cannot bully the United States or its country elected representative.
“American people They have no love of tyrants and instead instinctively support freedom lovers people of Taiwan”.
The United States encouraged Taiwan support It was presented by the Biden administration, which I have repeatedly talked about of Its “firm” commitment to the democratically governed island.
While the United States does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which is the most important island in the island international Supporter and supplier of weapons. which has added for strains in Sino-American relations.
Taiwan government says Only 23 million for the island people can decide future.
In a pre-recorded video message to a forum organized by Taiwan independence groups on Saturday, Tsai told Russia invasion of Ukraine demonstrated threatening democracies face from tyranny.
“Taiwan’s position is to support sovereignty, support democracy, and stand up with Like reasonable countries, we help each other and contribute our strength.”
