China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Rebukes DPP Over Reported US Request to Limit Taiwan Officials’ Washington Visits

The reported US request, if accurate, exposes a tension between Washington's stated support for Taiwan and its management of Beijing relations — a gap that matters more than the routine rhetorical rebuke from Zhang Han. For Taiwan's government, reduced access to Washington would narrow a key diplomatic channel, while Beijing reads any such constraint as validation of its one-China pressure campaign. The open question is whether the reported request reflects a durable policy shift or a temporary tactical adjustment, and whether Taipei's outreach to other partners compensates for any loss of US access.