U.S. officials who have engaged in "nasty behavior" over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between U.S. and Taiwanese officials.
Sino-U.S. ties have worsened as China has already condemned this month's easing, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the waning days of President Donald Trump's presidency.
Further adding to China's anger, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, spoke last week to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, after a planned trip to Taipei was called off.