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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

China accuses Truss of ‘dangerous stunt’ as she uses Taiwan visit to issue ominous warning

AP

Britain’s former prime minister Liz Truss has been criticised by Beijing as she used a speech in Taiwan on Wednesday to warn of the threat China poses to both the island and to the West.

Speaking as part of a five-day visit to the island that has rattled the government in Beijing, Ms Truss told reporters: “It’s absolutely clear that President Xi [Jinping of China] has the ambition to take Taiwan.”

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