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The pro-independence leader of Taiwan's Democratic People's Party, Tsai Ing-wen, sends a message of peace with China as she is sworn as president. But in her speech, no mention of the 'one China' policy that Beijing has been pushing for. Tara Joseph reports from the inauguration in Taipei.
The pro-independence leader of Taiwan's Democratic People's Party, Tsai Ing-wen, sends a message of peace with China as she is sworn as president. But in her speech, no mention of the 'one China' policy that Beijing has been pushing for. Tara Joseph reports from the inauguration in Taipei.
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