Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has “added a lot of conditions” to its attendance at next year’s APEC summit in Shenzhen, accusing Beijing of backtracking on its earlier commitment to allow “equal” participation.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international bodies that Taiwan belongs to, and next November’s summit comes as tensions between Taipei and Beijing remain high amid intensified Chinese military pressure on the island.

Taiwan says it had been promised by China last year the right to “equal participation” and that the safety of its people attending would be guaranteed.

China’s foreign ministry said this week that Taiwan’s participation in APEC activities must comply with the “one China” principle, which Beijing views as mean

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