Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/05
By: Jiang Ching-yeh and Frances Huang

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Washington, Jan. 4 (CNA) Several American lawmakers have expressed support for Taiwan and called on Beijing to stop its military threats against Taipei, in the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) warning Wednesday that China reserves the right to use force against Taiwan.

In a tweet Friday, U.S. Senator John Kennedy said China’s military threats against Taiwan were “irresponsible, counterproductive and just bad diplomacy.”

He tweeted part of a Reuters report, which said China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control.

“China’s provocative approach toward Taiwan risks the stability of the region and displays China’s disrespect of democracies in the world,” the Republican congressman from Louisiana said on Twitter.    [FULL  STORY]