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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s representative to next week’s APEC summit in South Korea said on Tuesday he will seek “proactive” exchanges with other participating leaders at one of the few international forums in which Taiwan and China both participate. Chinese-claimed Taiwan attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum as “Chinese Taipei” and does not send its …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister on Tuesday, clearing the way for her inauguration as the country’s first female premier later in the day. Takaichi received 237 votes, topping the majority of the 465-seat chamber, according to a lower …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is more interested in expansionism than solving its own pressing economic and social issues, and Taiwan is determined to defend itself from Chinese aggression, the island’s top security official said on Tuesday. Democratically-governed Taiwan has complained of a stepped up military and diplomatic pressure campaign by Beijing, which views the island as …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan. Asked by a reporter whether the U.S. might adjust its position on Taiwan independence in order to reach a trade deal with …

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By Ann Wang IROSIN, Philippines/NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -Marian Duhapa kisses her quietly sleeping baby daughter Quinn goodbye as she prepares for the 16-hour bus trip from her remote village in the Philippines to Manila airport before flying back to Taiwan and work. “I pray for myself, the baby and my family. I pray I …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday Washington will respond “appropriately to China’s targeting of critical industrial sectors for dominance,” but did not lay out specific follow up steps in his statement. Officials in South Korea said last week that China’s sanctions on U.S.-linked units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean threatened to impact …

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LONDON (Reuters) -China accused Britain on Monday of lacking “credibility and ethics” after the UK government postponed a decision on whether to approve Beijing’s plan to build a new embassy in London. China’s plans to build its biggest embassy in Europe near the Tower of London have stalled for the past three years because of …

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