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Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, China, Xi Jinping

Voice of Taiwan

The KMT fled there after losing the civil war in 1949, but since the decades of one-party rule ended, it has increasingly emphasised its capacity to manage good relations with Beijing.

Iran, Ukraine, Hassani Rouhani, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran owns up

Within 24 hours of the catastrophe, video and other evidence had emerged, clearly indicating that the airliner was hit by a ground-to-air missile, yet Iranian spokesmen and diplomats persisted with their implausible denials.