China strongly condemned US for arranging a visit by Taiwanese Vice President

China has strongly condemned the U-S for arranging a visit by Taiwanese Vice President, William Lai. Beijing says it will take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing is firmly opposed to any form of official exchanges between the U-S and Taiwan. It also labeled Lai a "downright troublemaker". Lai is a vocal separatist and the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential elections next year. He is officially making transit stops in the U-S en route to and from Paraguay. China claims Taiwan as its own territory. Washington does not have formal diplomatic relations with the island, but maintains close ties with the territory and is its most important international source of weapons.