Taiwan's foreign ministry countered the Russian leader's support for China's territorial claim over the self-ruled island.
Taiwan has slammed comments from Vladimir Putin supporting China's territorial claims.In a statement that drew immediate backlash, the Russian president on March 18 endorsed China's claims over Taiwan, which Taiwan has vehemently opposed. China says Taiwan is part of its territory, but the Chinese Communist Party has never directly ruled the island nation in its seven-decade history.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping congratulated Putin on Monday for the election victory.During the press briefing following the election, in which Putin secured an overwhelming 88% of the vote for another six-year term, he addressed various topics, including the dynamics of Russia-China relations and their trajectory in his upcoming term. The Russian elections were widely criticized as neither free nor fair.Newsweek contacted the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries for comment.
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