<p>An upcoming meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will "further damage" relations between Beijing and Washington, China's consulate in Los Angeles said Monday.</p>.<p>The Wednesday meeting, set to take place in California, will "greatly hurt the national feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese people" and undermine "the political foundation of China-US relations," a consulate spokesperson said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Speaker McCarthy is ignoring the broad support of the international community for the One-China principle, ignoring the lessons that should have been drawn from previous mistakes," the consulate said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/china-stages-combat-patrols-crosses-strait-median-line-taiwan-says-1205269.html" target="_blank">China stages combat patrols, crosses strait median line, Taiwan says</a></strong></p>.<p>The statement was referring to Beijing's policy that no country may maintain official diplomatic relations with both China and Taiwan.</p>.<p>"There is no doubt that he will make the same mistake again, further damage China-US relations, but it will only strengthen the strong will and determination of the Chinese people" to achieve "reunification" with Taiwan, they added.</p>.<p>China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day.</p>.<p>McCarthy confirmed Monday that he would meet the Taiwanese President, defying warnings from China that he was "playing with fire."</p>.<p>Tsai plans to stop over in the United States on her return from Central America, where she has met the leaders of Guatemala and Belize.</p>.<p>McCarthy had originally planned to follow the example of his Democratic predecessor as speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who visited Taiwan last August.</p>.<p>That visit prompted China to conduct its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan.</p>.<p>McCarthy's decision to meet Tsai in the United States was viewed as a compromise that would underscore support for Taiwan but avoid further inflaming tensions with China.</p>.<p>But the Los Angeles consulate said Monday that any meeting would "contribute nothing to regional peace, security and stability".</p>
<p>An upcoming meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will "further damage" relations between Beijing and Washington, China's consulate in Los Angeles said Monday.</p>.<p>The Wednesday meeting, set to take place in California, will "greatly hurt the national feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese people" and undermine "the political foundation of China-US relations," a consulate spokesperson said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Speaker McCarthy is ignoring the broad support of the international community for the One-China principle, ignoring the lessons that should have been drawn from previous mistakes," the consulate said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/china-stages-combat-patrols-crosses-strait-median-line-taiwan-says-1205269.html" target="_blank">China stages combat patrols, crosses strait median line, Taiwan says</a></strong></p>.<p>The statement was referring to Beijing's policy that no country may maintain official diplomatic relations with both China and Taiwan.</p>.<p>"There is no doubt that he will make the same mistake again, further damage China-US relations, but it will only strengthen the strong will and determination of the Chinese people" to achieve "reunification" with Taiwan, they added.</p>.<p>China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day.</p>.<p>McCarthy confirmed Monday that he would meet the Taiwanese President, defying warnings from China that he was "playing with fire."</p>.<p>Tsai plans to stop over in the United States on her return from Central America, where she has met the leaders of Guatemala and Belize.</p>.<p>McCarthy had originally planned to follow the example of his Democratic predecessor as speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who visited Taiwan last August.</p>.<p>That visit prompted China to conduct its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan.</p>.<p>McCarthy's decision to meet Tsai in the United States was viewed as a compromise that would underscore support for Taiwan but avoid further inflaming tensions with China.</p>.<p>But the Los Angeles consulate said Monday that any meeting would "contribute nothing to regional peace, security and stability".</p>