Identification as Taiwanese rather than Chinese has surged to 83.2 percent amid the COVID-19 outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation said yesterday.
The US on Saturday urged China to stop pressuring Taiwan, saying it would continue to monitor China’s military exercises. “We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan,” a US Department of State spokesperson said in a statement. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday also urged Beijing to stop pressuring Taiwan. |