IT BEGINS: Chinese Government Claims ‘Taiwan Has Always Been an Inalienable Part of China’

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying weighed-in this week on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, telling reporters in Beijing that Taiwan “has always been an inalienable part of China.”

“Taiwan is not Ukraine,” she said. “Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China. This is an indisputable legal and historical fact.”

“In the face of foreign forces intending to manipulate the situation in Ukraine and affect the morale of Taiwanese society, all government units must strengthen the prevention of cognitive warfare launched by foreign forces and local collaborators,” said Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

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