China expressed opposition on Friday in response to feedback from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who cited the continued warfare between Russia and Ukraine as a cause for ties to the U.S.

On Friday morning, a number of U.S. lawmakers, together with Senators Lindsey Graham, Richard Burr, Robert Portman, Benjamin Sasse and Robert Menendez, traveled to Taiwan to fulfill with Tsai and Taiwan's minister of protection, the Related Press reported. Throughout their assembly, Tsai spoke in regards to the ongoing warfare between Russia and Ukraine and stated that it "has confirmed that democracies should bolster their alliances."

"Collectively, we will defend ourselves from the threats posed by authoritarian nations that search to disrupt regional peace," Tsai stated in a press release.

In response to the delegation touring to Taiwan, the Folks's Liberation Military's Japanese Theater Command in China carried out army workouts close to Taiwan.

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen cited the continued warfare between Russia and Ukraine as a cause for stronger ties with the U.S. on Friday. Above, Tsai is seen talking to air power pilots at a army base in Hsinchu on April 1, 2022.Sam Yeh / AFP/Getty

Throughout a press convention on Friday, Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian criticized the delegation's go to to Taiwan and stated, "The related strikes by the Chinese language military are a countermeasure to the US damaging actions not too long ago, together with the lawmakers' go to to Taiwan."

China continues to assert that Taiwan is a part of its personal territory and opposes any interactions between Taiwan and different international nations, which Zhao spoke about throughout Friday's press convention.

"China firmly opposes any type of official interplay between the US and the Taiwan area. Members of the US Congress ought to act in consistence with the US authorities's one-China coverage. The US facet ought to abide by the one-China precept and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiqués, cease official exchanges with Taiwan and keep away from making irresponsible remarks," Zhao stated. "The Chinese language facet will proceed to take robust measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Zhao made comparable feedback on Thursday, saying that the U.S. ought to " keep away from going additional down the harmful path," and stop official interactions with Taiwan.

Based on the Related Press, China's Japanese Theater Command stated in a press release that "Taiwan is a sacred and inalienable a part of Chinese language territory. There is no such thing as a room for any international interference on the Taiwan concern."

The army workouts have been additionally described by the Japanese Theater Command as "a obligatory motion...to safeguard nationwide sovereignty," the Related Press reported.

Amid the continued warfare between Russia and Ukraine, dozens of countries throughout the globe, together with Taiwan have condemned Russia in addition to imposing sanctions on the Russian financial system. China has but to explicitly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine however has continued to name for peace between each side.

Newsweek reached out to the Taiwanese and Chinese language international ministries for remark.