BEIJING - Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits should stand on high alert against "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, said a mainland spokesperson on Thursday.Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, called such activities the biggest real threat to the peace and stability across the Straits."No individual or element should underestimate our resolve and ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," he warned when responding to a question about the People's Liberation Army Air Force's recent island patrols. custom wristbandscustom rubber band braceletssupport bracelets1 inch wide rubber bandscustom sweatbands no minimum
SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in saw his approval rating increase last week on positive assessment over his overseas trips to the United States and Germany, a weekly survey showed Monday. According to a Realmeter poll, Moon's support rate was 76.6 percent last week, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous week. The result was based on a survey of 2,518 voters conducted from last Monday to Friday. It has 2 percentage points in margin of error with a 95 percent confidence level. Moon's higher popularity followed his visit to Washington in late June where he held his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump. According to the joint statement released after the bilateral summit, Trump supported South Korea's leading role in fostering an environment for a peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Moon, who took office on May 10, returned home Monday after attending the summit of Group of 20 (G20) leading economies. On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Moon met with leaders of China, Russia and Japan as well as Germany and France. Moon's ruling Democratic Party maintained top post with 53.4 percent in approval scores. It was followed by the main opposition Liberty Korea Party that gained 16.2 percent of support. The minor conservative Righteous Party earned 6.6 percent in support scores. The minor progressive Justice Party won 6.2 percent, and the centrist People's Party garnered 5.1 percent.
