China continues to pile on economic, military and political pressure as Taiwan's new administration settles in.
China has continued to pile pressure on Taiwan after Chinese forces staged major military drills in the wake of President Lai Ching-te's inauguration in May.China claims Taiwan as its territory and considers the Beijing-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party, which under Lai now controls Taiwan's presidency for an unprecedented third term, as 'separatists.
'Hence these petty tariff reinstatements are likely to have at most negligible political ramifications on Taiwan and will instead probably only further sour people there on the mainland,' he said.Political PressureJust days before Lai took assumed the role of Taiwan's president, China announced sanctions on five talk show pundits who are vocal in their criticisms of Beijing.
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