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Zhao Lijin, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, vowed a “legitimate and necessary response†to a reported visit by an officer of the United States Navy to the island nation of Taiwan on November 23, according to The Hill. Lijin stated that China “firmly†opposes any form of official state business or military exchange that is conducted between the United States and Taiwan. His criticism of the interaction stems from a belief that the alleged visit made by Rear Admiral Micahel Studeman — the top intelligence officer of the US Pacific Command — violates the One China Policy ....
