Beijing, June 23, 2025 (AFP) - China slams Taiwan leader over 'country' speech: state media

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2025-06-23

China on Monday slammed Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te over a speech in which he said the island was "clearly a country", saying his "fallacies" would be "swept into the dustbin of history", state media reported. Lai, a staunch defender of Taiwan's sovereignty and detested by Beijing, said in a speech on Sunday that "Taiwan is clearly a country," as he kicked off a tour aimed at "uniting" the self-ruled island. He also said China had distorted t......

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