Li Keqiang says Taiwan’s politicians welcome for talks if they accept there is ‘one China’


Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday reiterated that Beijing welcomed dialogue with any political parties from Taiwan, but only if the island accepted that there was only “one China”.

His remarks, at the closing press conference of the annual legislative session in Beijing, come at a time of heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

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