A top Chinese official tried to reassure Taiwanese business executives that they are welcome across the strait just as the People’s Liberation Army ended military drills around the island.
Atop Chinese official tried to reassure Taiwanese business executives that they are welcome across the strait just as the People’s Liberation Army ended military drills around the island.
China “is committed to safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” he said in his remarks to a group of businessmen led by Liu Chao-shiuan in Beijing, while adding that efforts to pursue independence wouldn’t be tolerated. China responded to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a stop in the US last week with large-scale military drills that included an aircraft carrier. Taiwan detected 91 PLA aircraft and 12 warships in its surroundings as of 6 p.m. Monday.
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