TAIPEI — Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te warned on Wednesday that China's 'growing authoritarianism will not stop with' the island and urged democratic countries to unite to curb its expansion.
TAIPEI — Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te warned on Wednesday that China's 'growing authoritarianism will not stop with' the island and urged democratic countries to unite to curb its expansion.China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, and a senior Chinese Communist Party official said on Tuesday that Beijing was confident of 'complete reunification' with the island.
Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during the Ketagalan Forum 2024 in the capital Taipei on Aug. 21, 2024. EPA PHOTO'We are all fully aware that China's growing authoritarianism will not stop with Taiwan, nor is Taiwan the only target of China's economic pressures,' Lai told politicians and scholars from 11 countries attending the forum.'China intends to change the rules-based international order.
Authoritarianism Won't Stop With Taiwan'
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