Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims.
TAIPEI – It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s President Lai Ching-te said on Oct 5.is condemned by Beijing as a “separatist”. He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic of China, which traces its origins back to the 1911 revolution that overthrew the last imperial dynasty.
Speaking at a concert ahead of Taiwan’s national day celebrations on Oct 10, Mr Lai noted that the People’s Republic had celebrated its 75th anniversary on Oct 1, and in a few days it would be the Republic of China’s 113th birthday.
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