China imposes sanctions on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other organizations in response to the Taiwanese president's visit to the U.S.
China retaliated against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen by announcing sanctions Friday against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other organizations, adding to strains over the self-ruled island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its territory.
Sino-U.S. relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades because of disputes over the status of Taiwan, which split with China in 1949 after a civil war, as well as security, technology and Beijing’s treatment of Hong Kong andThe mainland’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan is obliged to reunite with China, by force if necessary, and has no right to conduct foreign relations.
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