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China warns U.S. about Dalai Lama and Taiwanese president visits

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China warned the United States on Tuesday that it hopes visits to the country by the Dalai Lama and Taiwan’s new President Tsai Ingwen will not call into question Washington’s support to the oneChina policy backed by Beijing.

The Dalai Lama is presently in the American capital while Tsai will stop over in the U.S. before and after her trip next week to Panama and Paraguay.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said in a press conference that China hoped the U.S. fulfils the serious commitment it has made to the oneChina policy and does not send wrong signals to those trying to divide China.

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Although the U.S. maintains diplomatic relations with China, it is also a guarantor of Taiwan’s security in the case of a hypothetical invasion by China.

Tsai, who will embark on a visit Panama and Paraguay next week, will stop over in Miami and Los Angeles, where she will meet U.S. lawmakers and officials.

Lu said Washington should acknowledge the oneChina policy and oppose the Taiwanese president’s proindependence stance.

The Chinese spokesperson also expressed concern over the Washington visit of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Buddhism and the Tibetan people, who Beijing accuses of separatism.

No governments should allow the Dalai Lama an opportunity to conduct proindependence activities, Lu stressed.