Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now

TAIPEI (Reuters) – China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third term in office to suddenly escalate tensions with Taiwan, Taipei’s government said on Wednesday. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has raised its alert level since Russia invaded Ukraine, wary of Beijing making a move on the island at the same time, though it has reported no unusual Chinese military movements. In a report to parliament on the security implications of the war, Taiwan’s China-policy making Mainland …

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