TAIPEI (Reuters) -China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking both a firm and a conciliatory tone, drawing anger from China.

President Lai Ching-te said China has no right to represent the people of Taiwan during his first National Day address. He also called for unity and for people to put aside their differences, while offering an olive branch to Beijing amid heightened cross-strait tensions.

Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te vowed to protect Taiwan's sovereignty against China's claims. On Taiwan's National Day, he emphasized that Taiwan and China are not subordinate to each other. Lai promised to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait while calling for cooperation on mutual issues like climate change and regional security.

Four employees of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest iPhone assembler, have been detained in China under "quite strange" circumstances, Taiwan's government said. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council,

Chinese police have detained four workers of the Taiwanese iPhone maker, Foxconn, in circumstances Taipei has described as "strange". The employees were arrested in Zhengzhou in Henan province on "breach of trust" charges, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement.

Chinese police have taken into custody four Taiwanese employees at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Apple Inc.’s main assembly partner, the latest in a spate of detentions that have rattled investor confidence in the country.

Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday Thursday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory. The celebration marks the establishment of the Republic of China,

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to resist Chinese annexation of his self-governing island nation as Taiwan celebrated its 113th National Day, provoking a harsh response from Beijing.

Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday on Thursday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory. The celebration marks the establishment of the Republic of China,