China presses U.S. to reject Taiwanese delegation to inauguration

China issued a warning after Taiwan announced a group of lawmakers are planning to attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.


Beijing's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday that China "urges the relevant party in the United States to not accept any Taiwanese delegation, and to not make any official contacts with Taiwan."

"We make this appeal one more time," Hua said. "China has already delivered this position statement to the Trump team and the U.S. administration."

Earlier in the week, Taiwan's foreign ministry announced it would send a delegation headed by Yu Shyi-kun, a former premier under President Chen Shui-bian, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
 [upi.com]
18/1/17