China accuses US of creating tension in Taiwan Strait

The root cause of the crisis in the Taiwan Strait lies in the US attempts to use the Taiwan issue against China, according to fficial representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Report informs referring to Xinhua.

"The facts again prove that the root cause of the ongoing tensions in the Taiwan Strait is the attempt by the Taiwanese authorities to rely on the United States in the issue of so-called independence and the US insistence on using Taiwan to contain China," reads the statement.

The Chinese side also expressed strong dissatisfaction with Washington's insistence on organizing the "transit" of Taiwan's deputy chief of staff, Lai Ching-te, to the US and strongly condemned him.

Lai Ching-te is a member of the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party. He is named as one of the main candidates for Taiwan's chief of staff in the January 2024 elections.