TOKYO -- Four days after Japan and the U.S. issued a joint leaders' statement that mentioned Taiwan for the first time in 52 years, Chinese President Xi Jinping broke his silence at the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday, railing against what he saw as foreign meddling.
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Protesters march against Japan's decision to nationalize the Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by China as the Diaoyu, in September 2012. Japan's government and businesses could face renewed pushback over its latest leaders' statement with the U.S. on Taiwan. © Reuters
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