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China will make a “necessary response” to a visit by US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and has lodged a complaint with Washington, the foreign ministry said ahead of his arrival. REUTERS

U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach arrives at an airport in Taipei, Taiwan September 17, 2020. REUTERS

U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach arrives at an airport in Taipei, Taiwan September 17, 2020. Central News Agency/Pool via REUTERS

Keith Krach (top C), US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, gestures after landing at the Sungshan airport in Taipei on September 17, 2020. (AFP)

File Photo: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a news conference about the latest COVID-19 developments, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, wearing a face mask, speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 10, 2020. REUTERS

US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar accidentally referred to Tsai Ing-wen as “President Xi” when they met on Monday. Photo: AFP