Taiwan is a sovereign and democratic country and the expression “Taiwan independence” means the island neither belongs to nor is subordinate to Beijing, Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te said on Sunday.
Mr Lai’s comments come days after US president Donald Trump met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing for a summit that raised concerns in Taiwan about Washington’s backing for the island, which China claims as its own.
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