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Yimou Lee

Taiwan to join 'democratic countries' in sanctions on Russia

FILE PHOTO: Su Tseng-chang, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) New Taipei city mayoral candidate, attends his campaign rally for the local elections in New Taipei City, Taiwan November 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan will join "democratic countries" in putting sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday, with the world's largest contract chipmaker TMSC adding it would comply with all export control rules.

The crisis is being watched closely in Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory and which has faced increased military pressure from Beijing over the last two years.

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