A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry accused Taiwan of "clumsy political manipulation" and "grandstanding" after Taiwan's foreign minister gave an interview to CBC News which called on other democracies to support Taiwan publicly in the face of an increasingly hostile Beijing. "It's real purpose is to disrupt Hong Kong and seek 'Taiwan independence.' "Taiwan knows very well that it is standing on the front line": Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says he looks at what China did in Hong Kong and worries Taiwan could be next. Look at Chinese military activities in the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait and South China Sea. "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory and there is no so-called 'foreign minister' of Taiwan," Zhao said Wednesday.

Source: CBC News May 26, 2021 22:52 UTC