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Former official says chance for peaceful Taiwan reunification diminishing

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On Saturday, the official publication of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ran an op-ed penned by Wang Zaixi, the former deputy director of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office.
The topic: Taiwan’s reunification with the mainland.
Wang argued that Washington’s ...



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