China and Taiwan began arguing through statements from government agencies last week after Spain agreed to deport more than 200 Taiwanese fraud suspects – to China. Taiwan’s governmental Mainland Affairs Council slammed China for a “unilateral” decision that could damage prospects for trust and cooperation. This case stood out for Taiwan partly because “Spain is a larger country in Europe," he says. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office touched off another storm last week when it said would hold formal events to mark the 70th anniversary of the “228” incident in Taiwan. Taiwan, though self-ruled, still claims mainland China in its constitution as Beijing claims Taiwan.

Source: Forbes February 28, 2017 02:00 UTC