Taiwan in tight spot as opposition KMT grandees echo China on Takaichi

Lai administration eager for greater economic, security cooperation with Tokyo

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan have unleashed a firestorm from Chinese President Xi Jinping's government, with Taipei caught in the middle. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi, Ken Suzuki and Yusuke Hinata)

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TAIPEI -- The dispute between Beijing and Tokyo over comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is also roiling politics in the place the remarks concerned -- Taiwan.

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