Images of Iran's national flag flying at half-mast outside the country's embassy in Beijing after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin offers his condolences to the relatives of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was also on the helicopter. At the same press briefing, Wang says that Taiwan's internal politics did not change the "fact" it is part of China following Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's inauguration on the self-ruled island. China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has long threatened to use force to bring the island under its control. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES