The sanctions list also includes Hudson Institute president Sarah May Stern, director John Walters, former Reagan Foundation executive director John Hoybush and chief trustee of the foundation Joanne Drake. They are forbidden to enter China, all their assets in China must be frozen.
Earlier, the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council of the People’s Republic of China said that China will take “strong measures” to punish “separatist forces” and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. writing Associated Press.
On April 5, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy, met with Tsai Ing-wen at the Reagan Library.
The island of Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when Kuomintang forces evacuated there after being defeated by the communists in a civil war. Most countries, including the United States, do not officially recognize Taiwan’s independence.
The situation around the island escalated in August 2022, when US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited. After that, the PRC conducted military exercises around Taiwan.
