China says Europe should not send wrong signals over Taiwan

BEIJING – Europe should not be sending wrong signals to separatist forces in Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, after a delegation of the European Union parliament met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen, or it risked harming Sino-EU ties.

The European side should correct its mistake, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular media briefing.

(Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)