China has warned the US 'not to play the Taiwan card' because it is a 'losing hand' after bipartisan lawmakers visited the island and met its 'kick-a**' president.
In defiance of Beijing, the group of five U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday morning in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States' 'rock solid' support for the self-governing island
But the Chinese foreign ministry said afterwards Beijing had lodged stern representations with the US over the visit.
'We advise some people in the United States not to play the Taiwan card, because it's a bad card, and a losing hand,' Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the foreign ministry, said at a regular media briefing.
The United States should abide by the one China policy and immediately stop official exchanges with Taiwan in any form, and clear any obstacles for Sino-U.S. relations in advance, Zhao warned.
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