Bloomberg
Date: September 1, 2020
By: Patrick Donahue

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s top diplomat warned Chinese counterpart Wang Yi against making “threats” toward European allies, as Wang reinforced his accusation that a Czech lawmaker’s visit to Taiwan had crossed a line.

The sharp exchange after talks in Berlin undermined what had been billed as a charm offensive from China, after Wang, the Chinese foreign minister, said that the Czech Senate president would pay a “heavy price” for his Taiwan visit. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he’d spoken by phone with his Czech counterpart.    [FULL  STORY]