Beijing's anger after US parliamentarians visit Taiwan

China strongly condemned Wednesday (November 10) a visit to Taiwan by American parliamentarians, who arrived aboard a military plane in the island claimed by Beijing.

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"Combat Readiness Patrol"

Only about fifteen countries recognize this democratic regime at the expense of the People's Republic of China in power in Beijing. At a time when tensions between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are at their highest in decades, the Taiwanese foreign ministry has confirmed a visit by parliamentarians organized by the American Institute in Taiwan, which serves as Washington's embassy. .

Beijing denounced a “

”

gesture

, doomed according to him to failure.

“

, ”a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang Wenbin, warned to the press.

Washington provided few details about the visit.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed the visit of parliamentarians on Tuesday, while specifying that their travel provided by the Air Force was normal for this type of trip.

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Beijing has increased its military activity in recent months, increasing incursions into the Taiwanese air defense identification zone. The Chinese army announced on Tuesday that it had carried out a "

" in the strait

. While most foreign governments refrain from sending official delegations to Taiwan, parliamentary representations have recently made the trip to the island.

Last week, a first delegation of MEPs, led by Frenchman Raphaël Glucksmann, was received in Taipei by the Taiwanese president.

In early October, French Senator Alain Richard, former Minister of Defense, was also received by Tsai Ing-wen.

He had particularly irritated Beijing by qualifying twice the island of "

".