Taipei, Nov. 25 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has accused China of intentionally twisting historical World War II documents to justify its coercive stance against the island nation.

The statement came a day after a phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, during which Xi allegedly linked Taiwan's "return to China" to the postwar international order, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, China's Foreign Ministry later reiterated Xi's remarks, claiming that Taiwan's unification with the mainland was settled by wartime declarations. In a sharp rebuttal, Taiwan's MOFA asserted that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a fully sovereign and independent stat...