Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from Beijing where the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson is holding a press briefing on Monday, 15 August.
This comes in the wake of a delegation of US lawmakers - led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey - arriving in Taiwan for a two-day visit on Sunday, with the intention of meeting President Tsai Ing-wen.
In early August, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei during her Asian tour. She became the first high-ranking US official to visit the island for 25 years despite strong objections from Beijing which views Taiwan as part of its territory.
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