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Taiwan president expresses 'empathy' for Ukraine's situation

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves at the end of a rank conferral ceremony for military officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force, at the defence ministry in Taipei, Taiwan December 28, 2021. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday expressed "empathy" for Ukraine's situation due to the military threat the island faces from China, saying force was not the solution to resolving disputes.

Taiwan has complained of repeated Chinese military activity near it over the past two years, mostly flights into the island's air defence zone, part of a pattern of what Taipei views as pressure from Beijing to accept China's sovereignty claims over the island.

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