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Beijing, Jan 10: The US has lifted the “self-imposed restrictions” on contacts between American and Taiwanese diplomats and officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced, ending a long-standing policy to “appease” China.
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The US move on Taiwan has angered China with the Communist nation”s official media on Sunday sharply criticising Pompeo and accusing him of “seeking to maliciously inflict a long-lasting scar” on bilateral ties, ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the next American president on January 20.
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force. But Taiwan”s leaders assert that it is a…
