China urges US to refrain from playing with fire on Taiwan issue


A doctor receives a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during an organised media visit to the vaccination at Taoyuan Hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwanon April 12, 2021. - Reuters

BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters): China on Tuesday urged the United States to refrain from playing with fire on the Taiwan issue, after it issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan.

China firmly rejects any form of official US and Taiwan contact, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing.

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