TAIPEI - The first Chinese delegation to visit Taiwan since the pandemic enjoyed a “warm reception”, the opposition-led Taipei city government said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
enjoyed a “warm reception”, the opposition-led Taipei city government said on Monday.
- by force if necessary, and has ramped up military, diplomatic and economic pressure during President Tsai Ing-wen’s tenure. Their rare trip follows another cross-strait exchange in February when Beijing said it wanted to enhance cooperation with the KMT, Taiwan’s main political opposition. Taiwan-China exchanges had tapered off due to pandemic-driven border closures but political tension meant contact was rare even before then.
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