Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third term in office to suddenly escalate tensions with Taiwan, Taipei's government said on Wednesday.
Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has raised its alert level since Russia invaded Ukraine, wary of Beijing making a move on the island at the same time, though it has reported no unusual Chinese military movements.
In a report to parliament on the security implications of the war, Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said Beijing would continue to "increase its unilateral actions" against the island.
"But the current priority is to ensure the stability of the internal and external environment before the 20th Party Congress, to pave the way for Xi's reappointment, and not to suddenly escalate tensions in the short term," it said.
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