Xi: China will never rule out use of force in Taiwan
18 October 2022 |
7:38 am
At the Chinese Communist Party Congress, President Xi Jinping said "resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people's own business." Taipei responded saying it will not back down on its sovereignty.
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