CHINA should not “overreact” and use a stopover in the United States by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as a “pretext” for aggression against the democratically ruled island of Taiwan, a senior US official said earlier today.
“There’s absolutely no reason for China to use that as a pretext to overreact or to engage in further coercion directed at Taiwan,” a senior administration told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.