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Kelly Craft, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, planned to meet with Taiwanese officials in Taiwan between Wednesday and Friday this week, but the State Department announced on Tuesday it would stop all planned travel for the week, days after China had threatened the U.S. would “pay a heavy price” if it followed through with the visit.
China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and the U.S. has upheld China’s claim through the One-China Policy. However, President Donald Trump has increasingly exerted pressure on China during his presidency, while simultaneously warming relations with Taiwan.
On Saturday, Pompeo announced the State Department would lift all “self-imposed restrictions” regulating official contacts between U.S. and Taiwanese officials.