Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said Beijing had made “false” aid promises totalling $8.6 billion to several of Taiwan’s former allies, for various projects from sea ports to highways. “To lure Taiwan’s allies to build ties with them, China often makes promises with huge amounts of money. In Beijing, China said this was a smear. Tsai has repeatedly said she wishes to maintain the status with China, but will defend Taiwan’s democracy and security. (Reporting By Yimou Lee; additional reporting by Ben Blanchard, and by Huizhong Wu in Beijing; Editing by Catherine Evans)

Source: National Post November 22, 2019 09:56 UTC