China lodges ‘stern representation’ over US state governor’s Taiwan visit

FILE PHOTO – Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb answers questions from the press in Taipei, Taiwan, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

FILE PHOTO - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb answers questions from the press in Taipei, Taiwan, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

(Reuters)

China on Monday lodged a “stern representation” over the visit of the governor of the U.S. state of Indiana to Taiwan, its foreign ministry said in a statement.

Governor Eric Holcomb is making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China, which views Taiwan as its own territory.

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