The president of Taiwan stops in the US, China threatens with revenge!

2023-04-06 15:15:55Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The president of Taiwan stops in the US, China threatens with revenge!

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, and the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, met in California on Wednesday, where they discussed deepening cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting comes amid threats of retaliation by Beijing. Chinese authorities said the United States is on a "wrong and dangerous path." Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, along with several other lawmakers, hosted Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.

At this gathering, Mr. McCarthy promised to work together with Taiwan for economic freedom, democracy, stability and peace in Asia.

"Today we had a bipartisan meeting. "Republicans and Democrats came together in a country that is a symbol of freedom, commitment and connection, which is now even stronger with President Tsai in our midst," he said.

Supporters of Taiwan filled the lobby of the hotel where the Taiwanese president was staying, while supporters of China gathered outside. The visit is unofficial, described as a transit stop, following the Taiwanese president's trip to Central America.

Analyst Patricia Kim of the Brookings Institution says Ms Tsai's arrival is a response to China's growing and multi-front aggression.

"Not only in the military field, but also in the economic and diplomatic field. "There is a growing pressure and desire on the part of American leaders to do more, to counter China's aggression in the Taiwan Strait and to increase American support for Taiwan," she says.

Ms. Tsai said the meeting is a great support for her people. "The overwhelming and unwavering support assures the people of Taiwan that they are not isolated," President Tsai said.
Chinese authorities call Ms Tsai's visit an act of provocation and have vowed to retaliate against Taiwan.

Beijing said today that the United States is on a "wrong and dangerous path."

Me tone të ashpra, Kina kishte kritikuar edhe vizitën e vitit të kaluar në Tajvan të ligjvenëses demokrate Nancy Pelosi, ish-kryetare e Dhomës së Përfaqësuesve. Si kundërpërgjigje erdhën stërvitjet ushtarake të Pekinin pranë brigjeve të Tajvanit.

This time, Beijing's response is expected to be less extreme than last summer, when it engaged in unprecedented military exercises around the island . It remains to be seen what the reaction will be this time. I think it partly depends on how the meeting in California will be portrayed in the media," says expert Kim. According to her, the visit to China of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and the Former President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, may soften the response of Beijing, which is trying to show itself as a mediating power. , while Mr. McCarthy and other US lawmakers are assuring Taiwan that it has friends in Washington. / VOA


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