China Slams Taiwan's Lai for Speech Mentioning Independence
China harshly condemned Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te for a speech aimed at rallying the democracy's 23 million people to stand up to its larger neighbor — a back-and-forth that illustrates a deepening cross-strait divide.
Lai was 'wantonly spreading separatist remarks about 'Taiwan independence,'' the People's Daily said in a commentary on Tuesday, adding the address 'was a provocation that was strong and harmful.' The article also called Lai a litany of names such as 'warmaker,' while also saying his remarks displayed 'madness.'
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