It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday. Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a "separatist". He rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic of China, which traces its origins back to the 1911 revolution that overthrew the last imperial dynasty.

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The republican government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists who set up the People's Republic of China, which continues to claim the island as its "sacred" territory

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It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday.

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Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a "separatist."

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President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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‘Impossible’ for People’s Republic of China to be our motherland, Taiwan president says

It is ‘impossible’ for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday.

Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a "separatist". He rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic of China, which traces its origins back to the 1911 revolution that overthrew the last imperial dyna

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said Saturday.
Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a "separatist." He rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic of China, which traces its origins back to the 1911 revolution that overthrew the last…

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'Impossible' for China to be Taiwan's motherland, Lai Ching-te says

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te asserted that Taiwan, with its older political roots, cannot consider China as its motherland. He emphasized Taiwan's sovereignty and independence, challenging Beijing's claims, and highlighted Taiwan's history as a distinct entity from the People's Republic of China.

'Impossible' for People's Republic of China to be our motherland, Taiwan president says

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