sovereign, independent nation<\/a>” and beacon of democracy \u200bthat would not bow to pressure, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, \u200bwho rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, told the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, Taiwan is a part of China that has never been, and \u200bwould never be, a country, a spokesperson for the Taiwan \u200bAffairs Office told a weekly news briefing in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No matter how many \u200ctimes \u2060Lai Ching-te repeats his lies, even a thousand times, they remain lies, and they will never become the truth,” said the spokesperson, Zhang Han.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Our resolve to oppose Taiwan independence is \u200bas firm \u200bas a rock, \u2060and our capability to crush Taiwan independence is unbreakable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China has never renounced the use of \u200bforce to bring Taiwan under its control, \u200bbut says \u2060its preferred option is “peaceful reunification”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, despite a lack of formal \u2060diplomatic ties. \u200bIn December, the Trump administration announced \u200ban $11 billion weapons package for Taiwan, the largest ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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