China mounts diplomatic offensive as Taiwan's Lai takes office

FM Wang Yi affirms 'One China' principle with Russia, others in bid to isolate Taipei

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, shakes hands with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 20. (Russian Foreign Ministry via Reuters)

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ramped up a diplomatic pressure campaign to isolate Taiwan from the international community as Lai Ching-te took office as the island's new president on Monday.

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