Conservative MP Visits Taiwan in Defiance of Chinas Warning Against Parliamentary Visits

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Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa March 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldConservative MP Michael Chong is visiting Taiwan and meeting with President Lai Ching-te this week in defiance of a recent warning from the Chinese ambassador to Canada against sending parliamentarians to Taiwan.The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province, despite never having governed the island nation, and seeks to place it under Beijing’s rule. Taiwan, meanwhile, is pushing back against Beijing’s international pressure campaign to sideline the island.

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