The White House urged China not to use a ‘normal’ stopover in the United States by Taiwan's president as a pretext to increase aggressive activity against Taiwan
WASHINGTON, March 29 - The White House urged China on Wednesday not to use a "normal" stopover in the United States by Taiwan's president as a pretext to increase aggressive activity against Taiwan.
"We're mindful that things are tense right now" between the United States and China, Kirby said, but he urged Beijing to keep lines of communication open. The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang
Tsai is transiting through New York and Los Angeles as part of a trip to and from Guatemala and Belize, returning to Taipei on April 7.
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