America and Taiwan will hold a meeting in California despite China’s warning

According to Fars News Agency International Group, according to informed sources, despite Beijing’s repeated objections, Taiwan and the United States officials are going to discuss issues related to the Taiwan Strait and Washington’s arms sales to the island of Taiwan at the Monterey talks in Washington next month. .

According to informed officials, “Lee Shi-chiang”, director of Taiwan’s Strategic Planning Office, and officials of the island’s National Security Council are going to head the Taiwanese delegation to participate in the Monterrey talks.

Officials in Beijing have repeatedly warned against any provocative meetings of foreign officials with officials in Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.

Last year, the Monterrey talks focused on Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, but this year the focus has shifted to issues such as the Taiwan Strait and confronting China.

Tensions between China and the United States have escalated even more so that yesterday, the US military officials claimed that a Chinese warship approached an American destroyer “unsafely” in the Taiwan Strait and came within 137 meters of it.

At the same time, China said that the US is deliberately inciting and fueling the tension in the region.

This happened on Sunday, a day after US and Canadian cruisers crossed the “Taiwan Strait” in a provocative move.

Suze Tzu Yun, a researcher at Taiwan’s National Security and Defense Institute, says that the upcoming talks between Taiwan and the United States are considered to be the highest-level talks between the two countries.

Informed sources say that in addition to the Monterrey talks, Taiwan and the United States have two other important channels for dialogue: a meeting between the ministers of national defense and foreign affairs of the two countries and a meeting on logistics and arms sales.

The issue of the Taiwan Strait is one of the long-standing cases of tension between the United States and China. America is a long-time ally of Taiwan and supports its separation from China.

America expresses this support in the form of military aid, arms sales and political support. Meanwhile, China considers Taiwan a part of its territory and has threatened to use force if necessary to rejoin the island to mainland China.

The continued support of the United States for the secession of Taiwan and its military presence in the region have been viewed by China as a threat to the country’s national security. This has led to heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, with China conducting military exercises near Taiwan and the United States sending warships and military aircraft to the region.

In addition, the United States has recently fueled tensions in the region by sending high-ranking officials to Taiwan. China has considered this US action as a violation of the one China policy.

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