Taiwan tells China to ‘back off’ after official denies marine boundary
Anger in Taipei after Beijing official says there is no median line in Taiwan Strait
Taiwan has demanded that China “back off” and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected the existence of a largely respected marine boundary following recent incursions.
The Taiwanese foreign minister, Joseph Wu, urged Beijing on Tuesday 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”.