Photographer: Li Xueren / Xinhua News Agency / Getty Images
Photographer: Li Xueren / Xinhua News Agency / Getty Images
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Fujian, the province closest to Taiwan, amid tensions with the US over the democratically ruled island.
Xi visited a tea farm in Wuyishan city and linked production to his campaign to raise living standards. “In the past, the tea industry has been a pillar in your fight against poverty, and in the future it should become a pillar industry for the revitalization of rural areas,” Xi said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The Chinese president previously visited a park in honor of Zhi Xi, a 12th-century poet and political thinker.for years Chinese civilization, how could we have found the way to achieve today’s success. “
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Fujian has significant geographic significance to China as the ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan – which is about 130 kilometers (80 miles) away across a narrow strait – as its territory. Xi worked in Fujian from 1985 to 2002 and grew up from Xiamen Vice Mayor to Provincial Governor.
The US should stop “crossing borders and playing with fire” on Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during his annual newsletter earlier this month. The US has strong economic and security ties with the island.
– With help from John Liu and Jing Li