
China sanctions former Republican Rep Mike Gallagher after Taiwan president's inauguration
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Former Rep. Mike Gallagher, who left Congress last month, was slapped with sanctions by China on Tuesday after Taiwan's new president was inaugurated.
The Chinese foreign ministry reportedly said Gallagher "interfered in China's internal affairs" without elaborating, and that China, therefore, will freeze his assets in the country and ban organizations and individuals there from cooperating with him. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
At a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also criticized U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for congratulating Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te.
"It’s a serious violation of the political commitment made by the US to maintain only cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the Taiwan region," Wang said, according to Bloomberg.