Beijing has ramped up pressure on Taiwan to accept its sovereignty claims.
TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Oct 10 to “resist annexation”, as China exerts growing military and political pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as part of its territory.
Beijing has ramped up pressure on Taiwan to accept its sovereignty claims and relations have remained tense under Mr Lai, Despite his stance on Taiwan’s sovereignty, Mr Lai was expected to use his first National Day speech to “project predictability and pragmatism”, said nonresident fellow Sung Wen-Ti at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub.
The current dispute between China and Taiwan dates back to a civil war between the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong’s communist fighters.The Republic of China remains Taiwan’s official name. “We see no justification for a routine annual celebration to be used in this manner. Coercive actions like this against Taiwan and in the cross-Strait context, in our view, undermine cross-Strait stability.”
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