China accuses US of 'mistake' after Biden invites Taiwan to democracy summit – Asia Newsday

China's government has accused Joe Biden of "a mistake" in inviting Taiwan to participate in a democracy summit alongside 109 other democratic governments. Taiwan was included in a list of participants for next month's Summit for Democracy, published by the state department on Tuesday. Taiwan is a democracy and self-governing, but Beijing claims it is a province of China and has accused its government of separatism. The inaugural gathering is considered a test of Biden's pledge that he would return the US to a position asserting global leadership to challenge authoritarian forces led by China and Russia. Neither is included…