The United States has apologized for mistakenly identifying Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan in a statement, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The gaffe was the latest in a series of mistakes on the global stage by the White House and by President Donald Trump himself. But the Xi slip-up was on a far more sensitive subject than previous blunders.
In the statement issued Saturday by the White House, Xi was identified not by his correct title — president of the People's Republic of China — but rather as president of the Republic of China, the official name for Taiwan.
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