TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called for a resumption of talks with China and pledged that “anything” can be on the table for discussion. Tsai has refused to accept the concept of “one China”, prompting Beijing to cut off all official communication with the island’s new government. China sees self-ruling Taiwan as part of its territory requiring reunification. While Tsai said she did not want Taiwan and China to go down “the old path of confrontation”, her government would not “bow to pressure” from Beijing. “This is our fundamental attitude towards maintaining the status quo and it is based on the collective hope for peace across the Taiwan Strait,” Tsai said.

Source: Manila Times October 10, 2016 08:48 UTC