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Al Jazeera
Politics
Frederik Kelter

Taiwan takes ‘pragmatic’ approach to keep formal allies amid China pressure

Senior leaders from Taiwan's 12 remaining formal allies joined the inauguration in Taipei last month [Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]

Taipei, Taiwan – Hundreds of foreign delegates were in Taipei last month to watch William Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan’s fifth elected president.

Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own, has branded Lai a “separatist” and “troublemaker” but that did not stop as many as 508 foreign delegates from attending the ceremony where they had front-row seats to the colourful parade and flypast.

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