China warns Taiwan opposition leader over independence calls while in U.S.

Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech during a news conference in Taipei April 15, 2015. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned the leader of Taiwan's main pro-independence opposition party on Wednesday against engaging in activities promoting the island's independence while she is in the United States later this month.

The remarks by China's Taiwan Affairs Office came two weeks before Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and a presidential contender in January elections, meets government officials, academics and overseas Taiwanese in the United States.