China may start conflict in Taiwan Strait to divert attention from domestic issues

TAIPEI: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that China could start a conflict in the Taiwan Strait to distract attention from its domestic crises.

He said that if China’s economy becomes stagnant, oppressed ethnic minorities become increasingly discontent, or an internal crisis occurs, China may stir up conflict in the strait as a distraction in an interview with ITV News, reported Taiwan News.