China says that Trump has crossed a ‘red line’ in signing Taiwan Travel Act and will respond with ‘military means’ if high-level contacts occur
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/19
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two days after President Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act,
China People’s Liberation Army soldiers. (By Wikimedia Commons)
China stated through its state-run mouthpiece the Global Times that it will respond with “military pressure.”
Dated March 18, the Global Times cited “Chinese observers” as saying:
“China will and should take timely countermeasures against the US and all ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionist forces through diplomatic and military means if U.S. legislation that encourages high-level contact between the U.S. and the island of Taiwan is implemented.”
It then cited a retired People’s Liberation Army general as saying the signing of the bill was a “serious political provocation” and had “crossed the ‘red line.'”
The Chinese tabloid then hinted that certain activities now permitted under the Taiwan Travel Act could be construed as a violation of China’s Anti-Secession Law and therefore would lead to a situation in which “the Taiwan question is solved through non-peaceful means.” [FULL STORY]
