High-level U.S. visits to Taiwan annoy China ࢀ" but did not cross the red line, says analyst

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Taipei in January 22, 2020. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images Tensions are escalating in the Taiwan Strait and Beijing has been flexing its military might. While a high-level U.S. State Department official visit to Taiwan last week angered China, it probably didnࢀ™t cross any ࢀœred line,ࢀ said Kelsey Broderick, China analyst at the Eurasia Group. ࢀœRed lines are tricky, the only real red line we know from Beijing for certain is if Taiwan declares formal independence,ࢀ Broderick told CNBCࢀ™s ࢀœSquawk Box.ࢀ ࢀœHowever, anything that…