China declared Sunday that it was "firmly opposed to any form of official interaction between the United States and the Taiwan region."
The comment comes after Taiwan Vice President William Lai (pictured) stopover in that country on his way to Uruguay.
"The fact once again shows that the fundamental cause of the continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait is the Taiwan authorities' attempt to solicit US support for 'Taiwan independence' and that the US are bent on using Taiwan to contain China," a spokesperson from the ministry said.