US-China tension: Taiwan spending angers Beijing power brokers

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By Andy Silvester Beijing has condemned an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the “China threat”, but Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. “China deplores and firmly opposes this US move,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online on Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China’s internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the 858 billion dollar (£712 billion) defence bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes…

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