The Taiwan VP says Taiwan will not back down from threats on a visit to the US

The Taiwan VP says Taiwan will not back down from threats on a visit to the US.

Taiwan’s vice president reassured supporters that the island will not cower or yield in the face of authoritarian threats.

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Only 13 nations have formal relations with the island that China claims as its own, including Paraguay.

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The stopovers, which include one in San Francisco on the way back.

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