China seeks boycott of coffee-spopping Taiwan president

A cafe found itself in the middle of a geopolitical storm because it serves a coffee to the president of Taiwan.

This inside of the coffee shop originally from Los Angeles, U.S.A., has 85 coffees in Taiwan. President Tsai Inng-wan last Sunday got a coffee there.

But many Chinese customers visiting chain branches in China were angry, calling for a boycott.

China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory, and the Chinese public is often quick to jump into anything seen as supporting Taiwan's independence.

However, when the cable chain tried to control certain damage by quickly placing a declaration that distanced itself from pro-independence feelings, it provoked only a great anger, this time in Taiwan, where people accused the company of bowing to Chinese pressure.

Why all this noise?

Taiwan's status is edne questioning. It is a self-governing democracy, and for all practical purposes it has acted as an independent nation since 1950, when China's nationalist government was defeated by communist forces and fled the continent.

However, independence is not recognised by China.

Moreover, China insists that other countries may have only diplomatic ties with China or Taiwan, not both.

And in recent years, Beijing has become increasingly convincing about its claims and what it says is a key issue of national sovereignty.