China pledges to ‘safeguard sovereignty’ after Taiwanese leader visits US
Lai is the front-runner to be Taiwan’s next president at elections set for January. China has pledged to take “forceful measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity” after condemning a visit by Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai Ching-te to the United States. “At the very heart of China’s core interests, the Taiwan question is the…
