China views Taiwan’s ‘elimination’ as national cause, Taiwan president says By Reuters

By Ben Blanchard and Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism. Lai has faced sustained personal attacks from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory,…