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Taiwan fears being 'on the menu' in Xi-Trump talks

Taiwan's deputy foreign minister says the island's greatest fear is becoming a bargaining chip in talks between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

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Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu has expressed the island's primary diplomatic concern, stating that what they "are most afraid of is to put Taiwan on the menu of the talk between Xi Jinping and Trump." In an interview with Bloomberg, Wu emphasized the need to avoid such an outcome, highlighting Taipei's anxiety over being used as a bargaining chip in high-level negotiations between Washington and Beijing. The comments underscore Taiwan's precarious position as tensions simmer between the two superpowers, with the island's future a central point of contention.
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