US President Trump said on Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai in an unprecedented move for a US leader that could roil US relations with China, according to The Guardian

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US President Trump said on Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai in an unprecedented move for a US leader that could roil US relations with China, according to The Guardian

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