Key Points
The Chinese foreign ministry on Sunday described a statement from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, which congratulated Taiwans president-elect Lai Ching-te and said Washington looked forward to further its unofficial relationship with Taiwan, as sending a "seriously incorrect signal to Taipei independence separatist forces...
Along with Chinas foreign ministry, its embassies around the world this weekend warned countries against supporting Taiwans Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and condemned foreign governments that congratulated Lai...
The Chinese embassy had on Saturday condemned what it called the incorrect actions of British Foreign Minister David Cameron after he congratulated Lai and his party..
The Chinese embassy in Japan went as far as lodging solemn representations, a form of official diplomatic protest, after Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa congratulated Lai..
We solemnly urge the Japanese side to ... refrain from disrupting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and China-Japan relations, the Chinese embassy said.. Xiao Qian, Chinese ambassador to Australia, had on Friday warned his host country of unspecified dangers if it were to support Taiwan independence forces..
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