China sanctions US lawmaker for Taiwan visit

China has imposed sanctions on US lawmaker Michael McCaul for his visit to Taiwan, which it says violates the "One China" principle. The sanctions include freezing his assets and properties in China, prohibiting any organization or individual in China from conducting transactions or working with him, and denying him a visa to enter the country. McCaul visited Taiwan from April 6 to 8 to discuss weapons deals between the US and Taiwan, shortly after a meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen that drew China's ire.