Taiwan asserted its sovereignty Saturday after Donald Trump warned against Taiwanese self-determination following the American leader’s two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Taiwan “is a sovereign and independent democratic nation, and is not subordinate to the People’s Republic of China,” Taiwan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

The ministry’s remarks come as a swift rebuke against Trump, who said Friday that he was “not looking to have somebody go independent” when asked about whether the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s rescue in the event of an invasion by China.

  • 4am@lemmy.zip
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    If you guys think that China is this big scary place hellbent on world domination that does surveillance and treats its citizens like shit while trying to make themselves look good on a world stage

    wait until you hear about this new country called The United States

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      … And both things cannot be true because why?

      China is the bad guy in this instance because they’re the ones threatening the sovereignty of another country.

      Nobody says it can’t be the US. I certainly think the US’s actions are deplorable when it comes to both Gaza and Iran. You need only check my comment history.