Taipei, Aug. 17 -- Responding to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's claim that Japan "returned" Taiwan to China after World War II, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung stated that the Republic of China (ROC) is Taiwan's "only sole legal" government, and the "status quo" is that the ROC and the People's Republic of China (PRC) exist equally as separate entities that are not subordinate to each other, reported Taipei Times.

Wang made the remarks on Friday during a press briefing held after the 10th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Anning, Yunnan Province. He attended the meeting alongside foreign ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The event also marked the 80th anniversary of the end...