China ‘must back off’, says Taiwan


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A Taiwanese jet during military drills in July, aimed to test how the armed forces would repel a Chinese invasion Sam Yeh AFP/File 2 min Advertising Read more Taipei (AFP) Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected a largely respected marine boundary following recent incursions. Foreign minister Joseph Wu urged Beijing to "return to the civilised international standards" after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said there was no so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait "as Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory". Wu told reporters: "The...