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Published 12/4/2008 at Reuters: Politics
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will uphold Washington's stance on Taiwan, meaning strong informal ties with the island China claims as its own despite formal relations with Beijing, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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