China has promised to take “firm measures” to protect its sovereignty after Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai arrived in the United States on a visit.
In January, Lai, a front-runner to become Taiwan’s next president, is traveling to Paraguay to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Santiago Peña and is scheduled to make a second Stop in the American city of San Francisco.In a statement released as Lai arrived in New York on a scheduled flight from Taipei, China’s foreign ministry said it opposes any visit by “Taiwan independence separatists” to the US.
