Congressional delegation to Taiwan 'America should stop playing with fire'

 A high-level delegation of the US Congress has visited Taiwan, which is being considered important in the context of the situation arising after the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.

According to the French news agency AFP, the delegation arrived in Taiwan on an unannounced visit on Sunday, while a few days ago, China expressed its anger at Nancy Pelosi's visit and started military exercises, and the relationship between the United States and China has become tense. wasAccording to China's official news agency Xinhua, government officials have also reacted strongly to this new visit, warning that "American politicians should stop playing with fire in the case of Taiwan."

According to Taiwan's foreign ministry, the five-member delegation is led by Ed Murkey and will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and attend a banquet hosted by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

An American institute based in Taiwan has said in a statement that "members of the delegation will discuss US-Taiwan relations, trade and investment, climate change and other important issues of mutual interest with the authorities."

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed happiness over the delegation's visit, calling it another step towards stronger relations between Taipei and Washington.

"As China escalates tensions in the region, the US Congress has sent a high-level delegation to Taiwan, with the aim of sending a message of friendship to Taiwan and showing that He should not be afraid of threats.'

Other members of the congressional delegation include John Giramendi, Alan Lowenthal, Don Baer and Uma Amata Coleman.

Keep in mind that at the beginning of this month, when the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi left for a visit to four Asian countries, there were rumors that she would also go to Taiwan, to which China reacted strongly.

Before that, she had also visited the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, while before Taiwan John, she wrote in one of her articles 'We must stand with Taiwan.'

On the other hand, in response to China's threats and reservations, after US President Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi also made it clear that there has been no change in her 'one China policy' and informal and defensive relations with Taiwan are also part of her policy. Is.

Taiwan is a neighboring country of China which China claims as its own while Taiwan declares itself as an independent country.

Taiwan was part of China until 1949 and seceded during the civil war that same year.

However, even then, China has consistently reiterated its claim that it is part of it and is so adamant that it may even take military action to reclaim it.

China has been increasing military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan in recent years. It severed all ties with Taiwan in 2016 after President Tsai Ing-wen refused to recognize China's claim to remain as a nation.

Similarly, Beijing views the U.S. relationship with Taiwan with suspicion because it sees it as encouraging the island's decades-long struggle for independence, even though U.S. officials have said it does not support it.