China to sanction Taiwan's de facto U.S. envoy amid tensions

China said Tuesday it will impose sanctions including entry bans on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, and six others amid heightened cross-strait tensions, labeling them as "diehard Taiwan independence separatists," according to state-run media.China has imposed a series of measures in response to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled democratic island earlier this month.A spokesperson of the ruling Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office claimed the activities of separatist forces had become "all the more egregious" during…READ FULL ARTICLE