
China erhebt Anspruch auf das faktisch unabhängige Taiwan. In Taipeh sorgen sich die Menschen, dass Donald Trump sich auf dem Gipfel mit Machthaber Xi Jinping für die Interessen Pekings einspannen lässt.
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China erhebt Anspruch auf das faktisch unabhängige Taiwan. Die Bevölkerung Taipehs fürchtet eine Vernachlässigung ihrer Interessen durch die USA.
Gipfel in Washington Xi will mit Trump über Taiwan sprechen. Wer nicht mitredet, sind die Taiwaner
China erhebt Anspruch auf das faktisch unabhängige Taiwan. In Taipeh sorgen sich die Menschen, dass Donald Trump sich auf dem Gipfel mit Machthaber Xi Jinping für die Interessen Pekings einspannen lässt.
Von Cornelius Dieckmann, Taipeh

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