A file picture of US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last November. Photo: Reuters
A file picture of US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last November. Photo: Reuters
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Why new de facto US ‘embassy’ in Taiwan may further rock ties with China

Offices of the new American Instituteto open next week will further strain to relations after spats over trade and South China Sea

Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 9:02pm, 10 Jun, 2018

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A file picture of US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last November. Photo: Reuters
A file picture of US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last November. Photo: Reuters
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