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Taiwan rejects China’s ‘one country, two systems’ plan for the island

  • 11 Aug 2022
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Taiwan Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Joanne Ou speaks at a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan. File/Reuters

Taiwan rejects the "one country, two systems" model proposed by Beijing in a white paper published this week, the self-ruled island's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

Taiwanese foreign minister warns China preparing for invasion

Only Taiwan's people can decide its future, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou told a news conference in Taipei, the capital.

China was using US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei as an "excuse to create a new normality to intimidate Taiwan's people," Ou added.

Reuters

 

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