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Shenyang J-11 fighters of the Chinese Air Force – Photo: Taiwan News
On January 11, the US State Department said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not come to Taiwan, after announcing the lifting of restrictions on US officials visiting Taiwanese territory, according to the report. South China morning post (SCMP).
State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said his next trip to Europe would be Pompeo’s last trip abroad as US secretary of state.
“He (Pompeo) has no plans to come to Taiwan this week, but we will continue our strong support for Taiwan, viewing it as a strong democracy and a market economy.” successful schools, “Ms Morgan Ortagus wrote on Twitter.
According to the SCMP, Ms Morgan Ortagus is responding to an editorial in the newspaper The Hoan Cau Times from China, warns that Pompeo’s visit to Taiwan could lead to war.
“Chinese fighters will fly over the island of Taiwan immediately, claiming Chinese sovereignty over the island in an unprecedented way. If the United States and the island of Taiwan dared to overreact, it would trigger a war.
China will punish the Taiwanese government when they cooperate with Pompeo’s latest frenzy, “the editorial wrote on January 10.
Last week, Secretary of State Pompeo issued a statement saying that previous restrictions on contacts between US officials and their counterparts in Taiwan are now “ineffective.” And in the future, contact with Taiwan will be handled through the American Institute in Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lap Kien said on January 11 that Beijing strongly condemned Pompeo’s move. China has also repeatedly said that Taiwan is part of its territory and that “there is only one China in the world.”
Xin Qiang (Xin Qiang), deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University (China), said that Beijing might react violently if Pompeo visits Taiwan.
