Taiwan criticises Beijing diplomat over invasion threat
(WorldNews Politics)

A threat by a senior mainland Chinese diplomat to invade Taiwan the instant any US warship visits the self-ruled island has sparked a war of words, with Taipei accusing Beijing of failing to understand what democracy means. Mainland China considers Taiwan to be a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan, but is bound by law to help it defend itself and is its main source of arms. Beijing regularly......