Taiwan foreign minister: China may scapegoat us over Covid protests

Joseph Wu backs Chinese protesters but says Beijing might try to create external crisis to divert domestic attention'

Taiwan's foreign minister has backed China's anti-Covid protesters but also expressed concerns that Beijing could seek to scapegoat Taiwan if demonstrations restarted.

Joseph Wu said Taiwan stood alongside other democracies in calling for China to respect basic human rights" regarding the extraordinary protests that spread across China last week and the swift police response to close in on those involved.