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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

‘Return’ to China not an option for Taiwan, premier says after Xi’s comments to Trump

Taiwan’s “return” to China was not an option, premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday after Xi Jinping pressed Beijing’s sovereignty claims to the self-governed island in a phone call with Donald Trump.

The Chinese leader told the American president on Monday that Taiwan’s return to China after the Second World War was a key part of Beijing’s vision for world order.

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