Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs admitted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s stern message is probably to create a hurdle for Taiwan on the world stage
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/18
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The stern message in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech 
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the assembled members of the party Wednesday that the party “will never allow anyone, any organization, any political party, at any time or in any form, to separate any part of Chinese territory from the country.”
Apart from the same emphasis of the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, Xi made these two the prerequisites to conduct conversations between the two sides in Wednesday’s speech, rather than a framework under which both sides can seek a common ground through talks as stated in his speech at the same occasion in 2012, which at the time Taiwan was under the leadership of China-friendly Ma Ying-jeou.
In a briefing to the Legislature on Wednesday, David Lee admitted that Xi’s address is probably to create a hurdle for Taiwan on the world stage, and the ministry has no choice but to deal with it. [FULL STORY]