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CHINA VIEWS TAIWAN’S ‘ELIMINATION’ AS NATIONAL CAUSE, TAIWAN PRESIDENT SAYS

China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism. Lai has faced sustained personal attacks from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, since assuming office last month, with Beijing calling…

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TSAI ING-WEN, THE LEADER WHO BROUGHT TAIWAN CLOSER TO THE US, BOWS OUT

In a riot of yellow braids, glitter and spandex, garnished with a huge yellow water lily, Taiwan’s latest global celebrity danced her heart out for the island’s diminutive, softly spoken president, whose mild manners belie her outsized legacy. Tsai Ing-wen, 67, stepped down as Taiwan’s president on Monday. Before handing over the keys, on Wednesday she welcomed…

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