China vows ‘forceful measures’ as Taiwan’s vice president arrives in US
China has pledged to take “resolute and forceful measures” to protect its sovereignty after Taiwanese Vice President William Lai arrived in the United States on a brief visit. The statement on Sunday came hours after Lai arrived in New York for what was officially billed as a transit stop en route to Paraguay. Lai, the frontrunner to be Taiwan’s next president at elections in January, is on his way…