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Advertisement Advertisement China's ruling Communist Party has never controlled Taiwan but it views the island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary. Beijing has heaped economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan in recent years and keeps it locked out of international bodies such as the World Health Organization. Washington remains Taiwan's biggest ally but it does not maintain full diplomatic relations with Taipei because it officially recognises Beijing. Until recently, Taiwan navigated the pandemic in an exemplary fashion, recording just a handful of deaths. Advertisement But cases have soared...
