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FT: Xi said US is trying to ‘goad Beijing’ into attacking Taiwan
China’s President Xi Jinping told European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen that Washington was trying to “goad Beijing into attacking Taiwan,” the Financial Times said in a report based on the information from people familiar with the matter.
According to the daily, Xi said the US was trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, but that he would not take the bait.
The revelation comes as tensions are high across the Taiwan Strait. China responded to last month's inauguration of Lai Ching-te as Taiwan’s new president with military drills around the island.
US administration says it remains committed to its longstanding one-China policy, but American officials have, in recent years, increased engagement with Taiwan.
China’s President Xi Jinping told European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen that Washington was trying to “goad Beijing into attacking Taiwan,” the Financial Times said in a report based on the information from people familiar with the matter.
According to the daily, Xi said the US was trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, but that he would not take the bait.
The revelation comes as tensions are high across the Taiwan Strait. China responded to last month's inauguration of Lai Ching-te as Taiwan’s new president with military drills around the island.
US administration says it remains committed to its longstanding one-China policy, but American officials have, in recent years, increased engagement with Taiwan.