There is no cause for China to 'make a fuss over nothing' when it comes to foreign travel by Taiwanese leaders, Vice President William Lai says
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States.
That included Su-30 and J-11 fighter jets, according to a map the ministry published, though there was no immediate sign China was continuing its exercises on Sunday. “It’s not who China likes today, and then they can assume the post. This goes against the spirit of Taiwan’s democracy, and represents huge damage to Taiwan’s democratic system,” he said.
China has for many years wanted to “annex” Taiwan and this is not something that started under the ruling Democratic Progressive Party government, he said, pointing to battles along the Chinese coast in the 1950s that saw China seize Taiwan-controlled islets.
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