‘Peace-loving’ Taiwan doesn’t seek conflict with China

Defending the status quo with China is Taiwan’s choice, Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim says (AP PHOTO) Defending the status quo with China is Taiwan’s choice, Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim says (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP Taiwan does not seek conflict with China and will not provoke confrontation and Beijing’s “aggressive” military posturing was counterproductive, Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim says. China considers democratic Taiwan as part of its own territory and calls President Lai Ching-te a “separatist”. Taiwan’s government disputes China’s claim. Speaking to the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club in the capital Taipei, Hsiao said Chinese pressure on Taiwan had only escalated in the past…