China condemns Macron's comparison of Taiwan to Ukraine
Singapore - Saba:
China condemned on Saturday French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks comparing the situation in Ukraine to the crisis surrounding Taiwan, warning that the comparison between the two issues is "completely unacceptable."
In a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Singapore, where Macron made his remarks, Beijing stressed that "comparing the Taiwan issue to the Ukrainian conflict is unacceptable, the two issues are fundamentally different and should not be compared in any way."
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