Taiwan warns China threat may escalate after Xi wins 3rd term

Joseph Wu 'worried' Xi may use external crisis to divert attention from economic woes

20220921 Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks to Nikkei Asia in an interview in Taipei. (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer, and THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- China's threats toward Taiwan could escalate, especially after Chinese leader Xi Jinping consolidates power by gaining a third term during the Communist Party's national congress next month, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Wednesday.

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