Irked by proposed US-Taiwan economic talks, China calls Washington to ‘stop exchange or contacts’ with Taipei
China has urged the United States to “stop exchange or contacts” with Taiwan and stop elevating its relationship with Taiwan in any substantive way after Washington and Taipei announced they would hold economic talks this month.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Webin while addressing a briefing, urged the US to adhere to the one-China principle.China considers Taiwan as its own territory with no right to form official ties with other countries and has watched with growing alarm as the US stepped up is support for the island.Taiwan is sending a delegation to the US for the inaugural meeting of the US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue later this month. The US side will be led by Undersecretary Keith Krach, who visited Taiwan in September.“China consistently opposes off...