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China should focus on economy not 'territorial expansion', Taiwan president says (www.reuters.com)

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China's economy is in a bad way and President Xi Jinping should focus on improving the lives of his people and not "territorial expansion", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in an interview with the New York Times.

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Speaking to the New York Times' DealBook Summit, Lai said Taiwan's economy is forecast to grow 7.37% this year, "while international financial institutions estimate China's growth to be only a little above 4%".

"China's economy is indeed struggling," Lai said, according to a transcript released by his office on Thursday.

"We sincerely hope that as China faces economic pressures, President Xi Jinping will focus not on territorial expansion but on improving the well-being of the Chinese people," he added.

"Taiwan is willing to help and to cooperate in addressing these economic challenges," Lai said, without elaborating.

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[China's] economic imbalances have worsened this year as factory output outpaces demand, and analysts expect deflationary pressures to linger next year, even as the government steps up efforts to curb overcapacity and price wars among firms.

Taiwan's tech-heavy economy is expected to grow at its fastest pace in 15 years, riding the wave of demand for artificial intelligence technology, its statistics office said last week.

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[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

China is almost as big as USA.Does it mean that maybe both China and USA should focus more on internal issues and less in expansionism?