Taiwan’s president arrives in the United States amid criticism from the Chinese government

Madrid, March 30 (European Press) –

Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, arrived in New York on a “transit,” as US authorities call it, a trip to Central American countries, and during an event in the city claimed that Taiwan is on the front lines of the front. The battle for democracy.

“The more united we Taiwanese are, the safer Taiwan will be and the safer the world will be,” the president, who will also stop over on the flight home in Los Angeles, declared over a dinner with hundreds of her compatriots. The Asian country residing in the United States, according to Bloomberg.

During his speech, he claimed Taiwan’s importance on the international stage, emphasizing that European and other Asian countries, such as Japan, are willing to work with his nation in the context of uncertainty over trade relations between China and the United States, as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Crossing” the president, a US foreign policy crisis

The impending flight has been a hot topic of American foreign policy. The National Security Adviser of the United States, Jake Sullivan, emphasized that this “transit” of the president does not mean any official visit: “Transit is not visits. They are private, not official. I would like to remind you that this” is not new, all Taiwan presidents have crossed through the United States “.

“President Tsai Ing-wen herself has passed across the US six times since she took office in 2016,” he recalls. “On all of those crossings, he met with members of Congress, as well as state and local officials, in addition to making public appearances.”

This came in response to questions about a possible meeting between the President and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, which has not been confirmed but has sparked discontent in China, which should consider holding a bilateral meeting of this kind.

But for Sullivan, China should not “use this transit as an excuse to escalate any kind of aggressive activity against Taiwan,” adding that “President (Joe) Biden has kept the lines of communication open with Beijing.”

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel also addressed the controversy, insisting that China should not “overreact” to the president’s visit to the US.

“The way we deal with Taiwan and its transit-throughs remains consistent with the way we’ve done it over the decades and through different administrations,” he said. We do not support Taiwan independence and hope that the differences between its authorities will be resolved peacefully.”