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Indian, U.S. Perspectives on Taiwan-Somaliland Relations

by Eric Olander
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, right, and his counterpart from Somaliland, Yasin Hagi Mohamoud. Picture via Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned the Czech Republic’s senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will “pay a heavy price” for violating Beijing’s sacrosanct “One China” policy for his ongoing visit to Taiwan.

Foreign Minister Wang’s sharp tone offers a preview of the kind of response that awaits Somaliland when it proceeds on September 9th to open a representative office in Taipei.

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