China reacts after State Department site removes Taiwan independence

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb 17 – China on Monday urged the United States to “correct its mistakes” after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as…

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China launches war games around Taiwan

China launched fresh, large-scale military exercises around Taiwan and its outlying islands on Monday as part of what it called a “stern warning” against “separatist acts by Taiwan independence forces.” The drills follow a speech last week by Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, in which he reiterated long-running pledges by the…

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