Wang warns over Czech visit to Taiwan

Senate speaker will pay 'heavy price' for leading 89-strong delegation to island

China will make Czech Senate Speaker Milos Vystrcil and the anti-China forces behind him "pay a heavy price for their shortsighted behavior and political opportunism", State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.

Vystrcil is leading a delegation of 89 leaders from the Central European country's political, business, artistic and academic circles on a trip to Taiwan, according to the Associated Press.

During his trip to Germany, Wang said the Chinese government and people will never sit back and watch while "overt provocation" takes place.