Top US official to join virtual dialogue with Taiwan today
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The US Department of State on Tuesday announced that a department official would join a political and military dialogue with Taiwan today.
Taipei did not provide details about the dialogue except to say that both sides maintain close cooperation.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper is to deliver opening remarks at the virtual dialogue at 7:30am Taipei time, a schedule on the department’s Web site showed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Taipei on Dec. 24 last year.
China says it will respond to planned Taiwan, US defense talks
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Reuters
China said on Wednesday, January 6, it would make a necessary response to a planned military dialogue between the United States and Chinese-claimed Taiwan, saying it firmly opposed the event.
China has been angered by stepped up support for the democratic island by outgoing US President Donald Trump s administration, including new arms sales and visits to Taipei by senior US officials, which have strained already poor Beijing-Washington ties.
The US State Department said Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper would deliver virtual remarks at the Taiwan political and military dialogue from the State Department late on Wednesday, though gave no other details.