Firm stand made against collusion by US, Taiwan

Beijing said it is ready to take measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between the United States and the Taiwan region.

Authorities in Beijing expressed strong opposition on Thursday to Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the US, the latest instance of US meddling in the Taiwan question, which Beijing regards as one of its core interests.

Beijing urged the US to immediately cease all forms of official interaction with Taiwan, stop upgrading its substantive exchanges with the island and stop creating tensions across the Taiwan Straits.