Gov. Eric Holcomb has described the trip to Taipei and Seoul as an 'economic development trip.'
—while China generally doesn't oppose U.S.-Taiwan exchanges of a cultural or economic nature.
Beijing's complaints about"official interactions," however, appeared to be a reference to the governor's meetings with Taiwan's senior elected leaders, including President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua.as governor of Indiana, signed an agreement to deepen trade ties between his state and Taiwan, he tweeted on Monday.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, left, meets with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, right, at the Presidential Office on August 22, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. China protested Holcomb’s trip to Taipei and urged an end to “official interactions” between the U.S. and Taiwan, a government spokesperson said.Reached on Tuesday, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou said Taipei didn't make comparisons between Holcomb's trip and the visits of other U.S. officials.
"In principle, we welcome all friends from the U.S. and around the globe who wish to visit Taiwan, to show support, to deepen our cooperation and enhance our friendly ties," Ou said. Taiwan's president, meanwhile, said in prepared remarks to Holcomb's delegation:"Taiwan-U.S. relations have seen much progress in recent years. I have received many prominent U.S. political figures from both sides of the aisle, as well as friends from think tanks and academic circles."
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