x     Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to the “one China” principle and described Taiwan as an “inalienable” part of Chinese territory. In its response, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said the “Republic of China (Taiwan)” is a “sovereign and independent” state and is “not subordinate” to the People’s Republic of China,