On Thursday at his keynote national day speech, Lai said the People's Republic of China had no right to represent Taiwan, but that the island was willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, striking both a firm and conciliatory tone, drawing anger from China.

The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan (MAC) on Saturday expressed its opposition to what it termed China's "economic oppression" of the self-ruled island. This statement came after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's announcement that it was considering potential countermeasures due to Taiwan's failure to eliminate trade barriers

China is weighing additional trade measures against Taiwan after the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday it would consider further steps against the self-ruled island. The announcement comes two days after Beijing slammed a speech made by Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te during the island's national day ceremonies.

Global trade records show a printing company in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou shipped close to 120,000 of the Bibles to the United States between early February and late March.

Donald Trump has crticized trade arrangements with China, but Bibles he has promoted were made there. The Bibles were in Oklahoma controversy.

Thousands of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bibles were reportedly printed in China, a country the former president has accused of stealing American jobs. About the Bibles: The Bibles were reportedly printed in Hangzhou,