Taiwan's president is doubling down on sticking it to Beijing, saying China can't be the 'motherland' because its government is younger
Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, has increasingly challenged the arguments and rhetoric that Beijing has used for years to promote Taiwan as its sovereign territory.
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- Lai Ching-te on Sunday said it's "impossible" that China would become Taiwan's "motherland."
- He cited the ages of Beijing and Taipei's governments, saying that China's is far younger.
- The statement is yet another of Lai's challenges to Beijing, as cross-strait tensions brew.
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