US envoy to visit Taiwan

Taipei: US ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan next week to meet senior Taiwanese leaders, Taiwan’s government and the US mission to the UN said, prompting China to warn they were playing with fire.

Beijing, which claims the selfgoverned island as its own territory, has been angered by steppedup support for Taiwan from the outgoing Trump administration, including trips to Taipei by top US officials, further straining SinoUS ties. — Reuters