China's leadership is too "overwhelmed" with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times.
TAIPEI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - China’s leadership is too “overwhelmed” with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military pressure against the island over the past four years, leading to concerns of a conflict that would have global repercussions.
But Tsai, in a transcript of the interview her office published on Thursday, said China had too many issues at the moment.
The DPP pushing this dangerous independence double act will only poison the interests and well being of compatriots on the island," spokesperson Chen Binhua told a news conference.
Speaking to reporters in Taipei on Thursday, top China-policy maker Chiu Tai-san dismissed Beijing’s criticisms.
“Honestly speaking, those comments show they don’t even know what democratic politics and elections are,” said Chiu, who heads Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council.
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TAIPEI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - China’s leadership is too “overwhelmed” with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military pressure against the island over the past four years, leading to concerns of a conflict that would have global repercussions.
But Tsai, in a transcript of the interview her office published on Thursday, said China had too many issues at the moment.
The DPP pushing this dangerous independence double act will only poison the interests and well being of compatriots on the island," spokesperson Chen Binhua told a news conference.
Speaking to reporters in Taipei on Thursday, top China-policy maker Chiu Tai-san dismissed Beijing’s criticisms.
“Honestly speaking, those comments show they don’t even know what democratic politics and elections are,” said Chiu, who heads Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council.
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