Xi Jinping Visits Closest Chinese Province to Democratic Taiwan
- Leader visits tea farm, touts Chinese history in Fujian tour
- Island is a source of tension between China and the U.S.
Xi Jinping
Photographer: Li Xueren/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Fujian, the closest mainland province to Taiwan, amid tensions with the U.S. over the democratically ruled island.
Xi toured a tea farm in the city of Wuyishan, linking its production to his campaign to boost living standards. “In the past, the tea industry was a pillar in your fight against poverty, and it should become a pillar industry of rural vitalization in the future,” Xi said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.