Chinese war of words

Chinese war of words

The joint press conference at the end of the APEC ministerial
meeting on Saturday became, at one point, an arena for the China
versus Taiwan battle.

Journalists from Chinese Taipei, the official name for Taiwan
at APEC, took turns in asking questions, first to the Japanese
delegation about the possibility of inviting the Taiwanese
president to the APEC leadership meeting next year.

Next, they asked Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen about the
likelihood of China invading Taiwan. The question to Qian was
posed in English and not in Mandarin, with which both are
familiar, for the benefit of non-Chinese speaking journalists.
(als)