China has sanctioned Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for visiting Taiwan.
McCaul will not be able to enter China or interact with organizations and individuals in the country, and any assets he has in China will be frozen, according to a statement by China's Foreign Ministry.
Such sanctions are largely symbolic because few U.S. lawmakers have visited China in recent years or hold any known assets there. “Michael McCaul has frequently interfered in China’s internal affairs and harmed China’s interests in recent years,” the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in the statement.“Being sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party is a badge of honor," McCaul said in a statement.
"Nothing will deter the United States from supporting free, democratic nations—including Taiwan. Ironically, this baseless action serves U.S. interests by bringing more attention to our international partners and revealing the CCP’s blatant aggression," the statement added.
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