China Dismisses Taiwan's Safety Concerns for APEC Summit

Imagine two friends, China and Taiwan, who have a disagreement about how they should be treated.

Taiwan is going to be a guest at a big meeting hosted by China next year called APEC.

Taiwan is worried about feeling safe at the meeting and wants to make sure they are treated fairly, just like any other guest.

They also want to make sure all the other guests are treated well too.

China says there's nothing to worry about and that everyone will be safe.

However, China also says that for Taiwan to be a guest, they must agree to China's rule that Taiwan is part of China.

Taiwan doesn't agree with this rule, and this disagreement has made things difficult between them.

In the past, Taiwan has had problems attending these meetings because of this disagreement.