“Any threat toward cross-strait relations would be unproductive.”

—  Katharine Chang

Katharine Chang (2017) cited in " Beijing "cannot confirm" carrier's movement through the Taiwan Strait http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2017/01/11/489092/Beijing-cannot.htm" on The China Post, 11 January 2017

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