U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft to Visit Taiwan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Jan. 7 that U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan from Jan. 13 to 15 to meet with Taiwan’s top diplomats. The U.S. government’s spokesman for the presidency, Zhang Dunhan, responded by welcoming the visit, but the Chinese side condemned and warned that the U.S. would pay a “heavy price” for it.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in the early morning hours of the 7th EST that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Krafft, will visit Taiwan soon, but did not specify the exact time of the visit. The U.S. government has been working with the U.S. Department of State to develop a new system for the development of the U.S. economy.
Later, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations released a statement on its official website that Craft would visit Taiwan and set a specific time for his visit.
The statement said, “Ambassador Kelly Craft will travel to Taipei from January 13-15 to meet with senior Taiwanese officials and diplomats. During her trip, the ambassador will reinforce the U.S. government’s firm and continued support for Taiwan’s international space in accordance with the U.S. One-China policy guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three U.S.-China Joint Communiqués, and the Six Assurances to Taiwan.”
“Ambassador Craft will also deliver a speech at the Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (IDAI) on January 14 on Taiwan’s significant contributions to the international community and the importance of meaningfully expanding Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. “
Taiwan Presidential Office spokesperson Chang Tun Han responded on the 7th that interaction and exchange between Taiwan and the U.S. at all levels and in all fields has been a long-standing goal of joint efforts between the two sides.
The visit is not only a concrete implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, but also a symbol of the solid friendship between Taiwan and the United States, which is believed to be a positive contribution to the continued deepening of the Taiwan-US partnership.
“Craft’s visit is the first time a sitting U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations has visited Taiwan.” Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiang’an also said that this demonstrates strong U.S. support for Taiwan’s international engagement and symbolizes further enhancement of the Taiwan-U.S. global partnership.
China, on the other hand, has shown a very strong reaction to Craft’s visit to Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded at a regular Foreign Ministry press conference on the 7th that China firmly opposes any form of official U.S.-Taiwan contacts and strongly condemns them. In addition, the Permanent Mission of the Chinese Communist Party to the United Nations also issued a spokesman’s statement on its official website on the 7th criticizing the United States, saying that “acts that undermine China’s core interests will not succeed” and that the United States is “playing with fire and burning itself” and warning that the United States will pay a “heavy price” for this. “heavy price”. But it did not say exactly what kind of “heavy price” would be paid.
Although sensitive messages on the topic were deleted or hidden from Chinese social media microbloggers, there were still messages that had not been deleted in time.
Chinese netizens teased, “You must never cross my bottom line, or I will lower it again.” Other netizens left messages wondering what kind of “heavy price will the U.S. pay?” “How to counteract? Ban any U.S. officials who visit Taiwan from entering the mainland?” “Our side’s sanctions, counter-measures, every time is just playing lip service, never see any actual action ….”
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