BEIJING, China – China is criticizing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over a recent statement about Taiwan.
China’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that Pompeo seriously damaged the peace and stability of China-U.S. relations by congratulating Taiwan’s president on her inauguration.
The foreign ministry’s spokesman told reporters at a briefing Wednesday that China will take necessary countermeasures and the U.S. must bear the consequences.
Beijing considers the island nation off its coast to be a part of China.
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen and her party won January’s presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide, vowing to stand up to China.
China says Taiwan would be brought under Beijing’s control by force if needed.
The Chinese government cut off a formal talks mechanism with Taiwan in 2016 after Tsai first won the election.
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