China has expressed a "strong protest" to Germany over the "cowardly act" of German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the first member of the Berlin government in 26 years to travel to Taiwan.
"We call on the German side to respect the 'One China' principle, immediately stop interacting and sending wrong signals to the separatist forces in Taiwan, and use the matter as a pretext to interfere in China's internal affairs," the spokesman said. of Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin.
Beijing will adopt "what is necessary to resolutely defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity".
