BEIJING – A senior Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman has prompted a storm of ridicule online, after a late-night tweet where she used restaurant listings to assert Beijing’s claim over Taiwan. “Baidu Maps show that there are 38 Shandong dumpling restaurants and 67 Shanxi noodle restaurants in Taipei,” spokeswoman Hua Chunying posted on the social media site late on Sunday. “Palates don’t cheat. #Taiwan has always been a part of China. The long-lost child will eventually return home,” she added. Hua’s tweet comes at the end of a week of tensions around the Taiwan Strait, during which Beijing raged at a...