美国国务卿庞贝(Mike Pompeo)祝贺台湾总统蔡英文(Tsai Ing-wen)周三宣誓就职后，中国威胁要对美国采取“必要的对策”。
“庞贝祝贺蔡英文就职，我们对此表示强烈愤慨和谴责。中国将采取必要的对策，后果将由美方承担，”中国外交部发言人赵说。
5月20日，国务卿迈克·庞贝在国务院发表讲话。在推特上，他向新上任的台湾总统蔡英文表示祝贺。
曾发誓不让北京“降级”台湾的蔡英文，在1月份以压倒性优势胜出后，获得了第二个任期。
“祝贺蔡英文博士开始你的台湾总统第二任期。台湾充满活力的民主对该地区和世界都是一种鼓舞。在蔡英文总统的领导下，我们与台湾的伙伴关系将继续繁荣发展，”庞贝周二在推特上表示。
在她的就职典礼上宣读的评论中，庞贝称蔡英文的“勇气和远见”是“对该地区和世界的鼓舞”
庞培说:“展望未来，我相信在蔡英文总统的领导下，我们与台湾的伙伴关系将会继续发展。”。
随着美国最近对这个岛国首位女总统的称赞以及她拒绝接受北京的“一国两制”政策，蔡英文对中国的挑战越来越大。她鼓励台湾独立，并积极拒绝中国统一的目标。
中国国防部周三发表声明称，台湾是“不可分割的”，并称“美国的行为严重违反了一个中国的原则”
一个中国政策主张只有一个中国政府，这是美国已经承认的政策。美国与中国的关系是正式的，而与台湾的关系是非正式的。
在冠状病毒大流行期间，美国和中国的外交关系出现了恶化，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)指责亚洲国家造成了大流行，并指责北京方面隐瞒了其最初在武汉爆发的严重性。
庞贝对台湾的支持加剧了两个超级大国之间的紧张关系。中国将台湾视为自己的领土，尽管它一直是一个自治的国家。
台湾最近获得了全球关注，因为它对那里的冠状病毒爆发做出了快速有效的反应。早在12月31日，该岛就开始监控和甄别入境旅客，实施强制隔离，并通过手机追踪公民。台湾已经三周没有报告新的确诊病例。
China Threatens 'Countermeasures,' Says U.S. Will Bear Consequences After Pompeo Congratulates Taiwan President
China threatened to take "necessary countermeasures" against the U.S. after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who was sworn in on Wednesday.
"On Pompeo's congratulation to Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration, we express strong indignation and condemnation. China will take necessary countermeasures, and the consequences will be borne by the U.S. side," said Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the State Department on May 20. On Twitter, he congratulated the newly inaugurated president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.
Tsai, who has vowed to not let Beijing "downgrade" Taiwan, secured a second term after a landslide win in January.
"Congratulations to Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of your second-term as Taiwan's President. Taiwan's vibrant democracy is an inspiration to the region and the world. With President Tsai at the helm, our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish," Pompeo tweeted Tuesday.
In remarks read at her inauguration ceremony, Pompeo called Tsai's "courage and vision" an "inspiration to the region and the world."
"As we look toward the future, I am confident that with President Tsai at the helm, our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish," Pompeo said.
Tsai has become an increasing challenge to China with the U.S.'s recent praise of the island state's first female president and her refusal to accept Beijing's "one country, two systems" policy. She has encouraged Taiwan's independence and actively rejected China's goal of unification.
In a statement Wednesday, China's Ministry of National Defense called Taiwan "inalienable" and said that "the actions of the United States seriously violate the one-China principle."
The one-China policy maintains that there is only one Chinese government, a policy the U.S. has recognized. The U.S.'s ties with China are formal, as opposed to its ties with Taiwan, which are unofficial.
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have declined during the coronavirus pandemic, as President Donald Trump has blamed the Asian nation for the pandemic and accused Beijing of concealing the severity of its initial outbreak, which was in the city of Wuhan.
Support from Pompeo for Taiwan has increased tensions between the two superpowers. China views Taiwan as its territory even though it has long been a self-governed state.
Taiwan has gained recent global attention because of its quick and effective response to the coronavirus outbreak there. As early as December 31, the island began monitoring and screening incoming travelers, enacting mandatory quarantines and tracking citizens through their phones. Taiwan has not reported a new confirmed case in three weeks.
