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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen welcomes the President of Palau, Surangel Whipps (not pictured) at a ceremony in Taipei ,Taiwan, on Oct. 6, 2022.ANN WANG/Reuters Armed confrontation between Taiwan and China is “absolutely not an option,” Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she also pledged to boost the island’s defences and reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing. Democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has come under increasing military and political pressure from Beijing, especially after Chinese war games in early August following a Taipei visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Tsai, in her national day...
