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Chinese President Xi visits Taiwan-facing island after PLA drills simulate blockade

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Chinese President Xi visits Taiwan-facing island after PLA drills simulate blockade

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a coastal island just across the Taiwan Strait a day after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up massive military drills around Taiwan. Xi inspected Dongshan county in the southeastern province of Fujian on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Taiwan-facing island county has served as a regular base … Read more

Mainland China accuses Taiwanese leader William Lai of escalating hostility

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Mainland China accuses Taiwanese leader William Lai of escalating hostility

Beijing has accused Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of escalating hostility after his recent comments that the People’s Republic of China could not be the island’s motherland. Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Lai had not only tried to deceive and intimidate the Taiwan people, harming their interests, but was … Read more