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Questions abound as US grapples with Taiwan dilemma
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen greeting former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg, with fellow envoy Richard Armitage (centre), at a meeting in Taipei last week. The two Americans were part of a US delegation visiting Taipei in a trip to signal US President Joe Biden's commitment to Taiwan and its democracy.
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Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington, Nirmal Ghosh
As China in effect normalises crossing the median line in the Taiwan Strait - flying warplanes into Taiwan's air defence identification zone - the line that the United States has been walking with regard to China and Taiwan is becoming thinner, and questions abound.
Is China losing patience waiting for much-cherished reunification?
