Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy

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It's a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is shouting at passersby, trying to offload his boxes of freshly steamed dumplings. In between customers, the self-professed "dumpling king" and his wife, Ms Liao, discuss Donald Trump. "He's very positive, energetic," says Yu, handing flour-covered coins to a customer. Liao chimes in: "The dancing! Isn't he in his 80s?" Yu nods in agreement. But asked what Trump means for Taiwan, the elderly couple is less effusive. "With higher tariffs, prices will rise, and people won't be able to stand it," says Yu. "He just wants…