China slams Taiwan President Lai Ching-te for his speech marking Taiwan’s National Holiday

Taiwan

(10 Oct 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing - 10 October 2024 1. Wide of news conference 2. Wide of reporters 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson “Lai Ching-te’s remarks attempted to sever the historical connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and peddled again the narrative that China and Taiwan are not subordinate to each other and Taiwan has sovereignty. It once again exposes his obstinate adherence to Taiwan independence and