China says it is 'double standard' to conflate Taiwan, Ukraine issues

It is a "naked double standard" to seek to conflate the issues of Taiwan and Ukraine as the island has always been part of China and it is entirely a domestic matter, the Chinese foreign minister said on Monday.

China claims the democratically-governed island as its own territory and has over the past two years or so increased its military pressure against Taiwan, having never renounced the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control.

Both China and Taiwan's governments agree that...