BEIJING – The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the United States to stop supporting the Taiwan region in consolidating the so-called "diplomatic allies" and stop sending any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.

The ministry's spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing, after the US made an erroneous statement regarding the "temporary delay" of the planned tout visit to Eswatini by Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te.