Taiwan says Beijing trying to rewrite ‘status quo’ across strait

Taiwan and China are divided by the Taiwan Strait, which is about 180 kilometres wide and a busy shipping route [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]

China is trying to establish a new “status quo” around Taiwan as it seeks to isolate the self-ruled democracy, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said.

Wu told reporters on Friday that China is trying to rewrite long-held conventions around Taiwan’s de-facto territorial space.