WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday (May 19) congratulated Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen on her re-election, praised the country's coronavirus response and called it a reliable partner, in a statement that sharply contrasted with recent US criticism of China, which claims Taiwan as a province.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday congratulated Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen on her re-election, praised the country's coronavirus response and called it a reliable partner, in a statement that sharply contrasted with recent US criticism of China, which claims Taiwan as a province.
China views Ms Tsai, who will be sworn into office for her second and final term on Wednesday, as a separatist bent on formal independence for Taiwan.
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