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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that "foreign forces" cannot decide the future of the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-foreign-forces-island-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #us
If they spoke, Taiwan president would tell Trump China was undermining stability

A conversation between the two ​presidents has not taken place since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979.

The Japan Times
May 20 at 10:48amBuffer
Show threadBeccaMay 20

@thejapantimes thats quite an assertion he's making

cannot? or should not?