Former Rep. Mike Gallagher, who left Congress last month, was slapped with sanctions by China on Tuesday after Taiwan's new president was inaugurated.
The Chinese foreign ministry announced sanctions against former Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., on Tuesday, the day after Taiwan inaugurated a new president. The former U.S. lawmaker, whose early departure from Congress last month further narrowed the GOP’s slim House majority, has been banned from entering China, the ministry said according to Reuters.
hope that China will face the reality of ’s existence, respect the choices of the people of Taiwan, and in good faith, choose dialogue over confrontation,' Lai said after being sworn into office. Lai pledged to 'neither yield nor provoke' Beijing and said he sought peace in relations with China.
Lai, 64, takes over from Tsai, who led Taiwan through eight years of economic and social development despite the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s escalating military threats. Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province and has been upping its threats to annex it by force if necessary. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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