Rep. Ro Khanna is heading this weekend to the self-ruled island claimed by China. The trip is likely to add to tensions between the U.S. and China
Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.
“I look forward to learning more about Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and the economic ties between Taiwan and my district of Silicon Valley,” Khanna said in a prepared statement before the trip. China responded by dispatching warships into the Taiwan Strait and other waters surrounding the island, and fighter jets over the region that launched long-range missiles as part of what China called an “exercise.”
Administration officials have defended the right of U.S. politicians to visit Taiwan and criticized Chinese reactions. The incident led to a new low in relations between Washington and Beijing. The first balloon prompted Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to cancel a critical trip to the Chinese capital for high-level meetings aimed at beginning to restore a working relationship between the two governments.“The overreaction by America — and its moves to heighten the issue — have exacerbated the situation” and “caused new wounds in China-U.S.
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