{"id":555344,"date":"2021-06-07T12:36:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555344"},"modified":"2021-06-07T12:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:36:42","slug":"china-lodges-solemn-representations-against-u-s-after-3-senators-visited-taiwan-to-strengthen-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-lodges-solemn-representations-against-u-s-after-3-senators-visited-taiwan-to-strengthen-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"China lodges \u2018solemn representations\u2019 against U.S. after 3 senators visited Taiwan to strengthen ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-lodges-solemn-representations-against-u-s-after-3-senators-visited-taiwan-to-strengthen-ties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2418398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2418398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taiwan\u2019s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, fourth from right, waves with U.S. senators to his right Democratic Sen. Christopher Coons of Delaware, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, members of the Armed Services Committee on their arrival at the Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:21 AM PT \u2013 Monday, June 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>China lodged \u201csolemn representations\u201d after a bipartisan group of senators visited Taiwan to strengthen ties between Washington and Taipei. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chris Coons (R-Del.) and Tammy Duckworth (R-Ill.) visited the island Sunday. They announced the U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers also met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. The move angered China with the country\u2019s foreign ministry stating Monday that their actions are continuing to damage relations between Beijing and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the U.S. to implement the One-China policy and strictly abide by the One-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. Joint Communiqu\u00e9s,\u201d stated Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry. \u201cImmediately stop any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, handle the Taiwan issue prudently and refrain from sending any false signals to the separatist forces of Taiwan independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China firmly opposes U.S. senators&#8217; visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taiwan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taiwan<\/a> region, and urges the U.S. side to halt all official contacts with Taiwan and uphold the one-China principle to avoid further damage to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChinaUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChinaUS<\/a> relations and stability across the Taiwan Strait: Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XJhbIr76gN\">pic.twitter.com\/XJhbIr76gN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGTNOfficial\/status\/1401812368615632898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trip comes as Taiwan accuses China of attempting to block international COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the country.&nbsp; China, however, has denied these allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan due to the One-China policy. However, the U.S. is committed to helping the island in maintaining its defense capability through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.org.tw\/our-relationship\/policy-history\/key-u-s-foreign-policy-documents-region\/taiwan-relations-act\/\">Taiwan Relations Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/more-than-2-dozen-gop-led-states-to-end-federal-unemployment-benefits-amid-low-economic-growth\/\">More Than 2 Dozen GOP Led States To End Federal Unemployment Benefits Amid Low Economic Growth<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan\u2019s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, fourth from right, waves with U.S. senators to his right Democratic Sen. 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