War of words after Taiwan election highlights divisions over island’s fate

(Louise Delmotte/AP)

A war of words erupted on Sunday, a day after Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan accusing China of making “fallacious comments” and China criticising the US for congratulating the winner.

The verbal sparring highlighted the seemingly intractable divide over Taiwan’s fate, a major flashpoint in US-China relations that risks leading to an actual war in the future.