Beijing, Jan 18 (UNI) China on Monday said that US officials, who have 'engaged in nasty behaviour over Taiwan issue,' will face sanctions.
"Due to the wrongful actions of the US side, China has already decided to impose sanctions on the US officials, who behave egregiously on Taiwan," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters here. However, she did not elaborate.
Recently, the US had lifted restrictions on exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials. China claims Taiwan as its own territory.