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A top Chinese leader in charge of Taiwan affairs said Beijing was still seeking peaceful reunification with Taiwan , but warned people on the island against relying on foreign powers to seek independence. The remarks by Wang Yang, who is ranked No 4 in the Communist Party hierarchy, came as concerns of a military conflict between China and the United States run high over a possible trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island. Wang said in a seminar in Beijing on Tuesday that Beijing was willing to engage in dialogue with different parties in Taiwan under...