California and Taiwan Officials Condemn Coercion, Intimidation From Chinese Regime

‘California elected officials do not take orders from the Chinese Communist Party,’ California State Assemblyman Tri Ta stated.

Director General Wu Chih-hsiang (L) of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco and State Assemblyman Tri Ta at the California State Capitol on March 10, 2026. Courtesy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco

Elected officials in California and Taiwan’s diplomats in the state, both criticized the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) coercive measures targeting diplomatic exchanges between American and Taiwanese officials.

California State Assemblyman Tri Ta released a statement on March 12 accusing the Chinese consulate in San Francisco of improperly pressuring him and demanding that he refrain from involvement in diplomatic affairs between Taiwan and the United States.