Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary

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Beijing criticized Taipei after Taiwan barred its officials from attending mainland events commemorating the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth. The dispute highlights continuing political sensitivities across the Taiwan Strait around shared historical figures and official travel.

A fresh dispute has erupted between Beijing and Taipei over commemorations for Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary hero who is revered on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Beijing on Wednesday lashed out at Taipei’s move to ban Taiwanese officials from attending events in the mainland Chinese capital marking the 160th anniversary of Sun’s birth on November 12. Sun brought an end to more than 2,000 years of imperial rule when he founded the Republic of China (ROC) in 1912, and he also founded the...