TAIPEI: Technology hub Taiwan is a"country of global significance" and its security has implications for the world, US Senator Bob Menendez said on Friday in a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen.
The United States has no formal relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan but is its most important international backer and arms supplier. The visit, and his use of the word"country" to refer to Taiwan, is likely to infuriate China, which dismisses any suggestion Taiwan is a country. China regards the island as one of its provinces.
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