Taiwan's 'insistence on independence' root cause of tensions: China

The root cause of tensions in the Taiwan Strait is the Taiwanese government's "insistence on...independence", the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. The remark came as a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's speech where she said that a war between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option".