Early on Tuesday, China’s Consulate General in Los Angeles spokesperson conveyed their dislike for a meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
No matter what capacity McCarthy meets with Tsai, it is another serious violation of the one-China principle.
McCarthy - Tsai meeting it is not conducive to regional peace, security and stability.
It is not in the common interests of the people of China and the United States.
We will closely follow developments and resolutely and vigorously defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The headlines appear challenging the previous risk-on mood and weigh on the AUD/USD prices, down 0.06% intraday to near 0.6780 by the press time.
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