China Retaliates Over McCarthy-Chai Meeting... "Sanctions on Taiwan Representative in the US" (Comprehensive)

Chinese President Xi Jinping [Photo by Yonhap News]

China announced that it will sanction Xiao Meiqin, Taiwan's representative to the United States, in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the U.S. and her meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the 7th labeled Representative Xiao as a "stubborn Taiwan independence activist." The spokesperson also banned Xiao and her family from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Representative Xiao was previously included on China's sanction list last August when then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. This time, China has imposed additional sanctions.

The spokesperson further blocked Xiao's sources of funding and prohibited companies associated with her from cooperating with Chinese organizations or individuals. Additionally, all other necessary disciplinary measures will be taken to hold her accountable for life according to the law.

The spokesperson criticized the reason for the sanctions, stating that Xiao "incited cross-strait confrontation and conflict, undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, revealing the true nature of her stubborn pursuit of independence." This is interpreted as a condemnation of Xiao's role in arranging President Tsai's visit to the U.S. and the meeting with Speaker McCarthy in California.

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