U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris discussed challenges posed by China with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and agreed to remain closely aligned during meetings with the leaders in Munich, the White House said on Friday.
"It needed to be shot down because we were confident that it was used by China to spy on American people," Harris told MSNBC.arrived in Taiwan
, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, beginning a visit that could further exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Washington. Although the United States, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, it is the island's most important arms supplier and the two have a close security relationship.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded that foreign officials not visit the democratically governed island. U.S. diplomatic communications with China remain open after the shooting down of the Chinese balloon, but contact between the countries' militaries remained shut down, the White HouseChina cut several military-to-military communication channels and other areas of bilateral dialogue after an August visit to Taiwan by then-U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Our Standards:
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