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Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy
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What happenedEuropean Parliament's Pina Picierno says Hsiao's visit 'was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation'.
The headline splitAl Jazeera English frames it as "Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy". Bloomberg frames it as "Taiwan’s No. 2 Makes Rare Europe Trip, Defying China’s Isolation".
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CenterTaiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy
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Taiwan’s No. 2 Makes Rare Europe Trip, Defying China’s Isolation
Taiwan’s No. 2 official is making a rare visit to Europe for a conference, a move that defies China’s push to diplomatically isolate the democratic island.