China vows ‘resolute, effective’ response to high-level US meeting with Taiwan’s President
In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called Tsai's visit to US "transit" and said that it "gravely violated" the one-China principle.
In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called Tsai's visit to US "transit" and said that it "gravely violated" the one-China principle.
President Tsai is loathed by Beijing because she views Taiwan as a de facto sovereign state and not part of 'one China'.
63-year-old President Tsai won the elections late last year with thumping majority and is from the Democratic Progressive Party which is fiercely against China's claim on the nation.
Taiwan made history last week when it became the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage, sparking jubilation among huge crowds of gay rights supporters on the streets of Taipei.
