By Ryan Woo and Ben Blanchard

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry has dismissed safety concerns raised by Taiwan about its hosting of the APEC summit next year, but said the island’s participation rests on its compliance with established practice and the “one China” principle.

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping is one of the few international bodies Chinese-claimed Taiwan is a member of, though it takes part as “Chinese Taipei” to avoid political problems and its president never attends.

The summit, in southern China’s Shenzhen next November, comes as relations between Beijing and Taipei have plummeted, with China regularly sending its military into the waters and skies around the island and refusing to speak to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who China

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