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Taiwan's president urges China to end threats as Beijing says independence is 'dead end‪'‬ PBS NewsHour - Segments

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Taiwan has a new president with Lai Ching-te inaugurated this past weekend. In the past, he has called himself a "political worker for Taiwanese independence," words that enrage Beijing, which sees the island as a break-away province to be reunited with the mainland. President Biden has vowed to defend Taiwan, making it a potential flashpoint between the U.S. and China. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Taiwan has a new president with Lai Ching-te inaugurated this past weekend. In the past, he has called himself a "political worker for Taiwanese independence," words that enrage Beijing, which sees the island as a break-away province to be reunited with the mainland. President Biden has vowed to defend Taiwan, making it a potential flashpoint between the U.S. and China. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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