Name: Taiwanese President Says Holding State Visits Are a 'Basic Right'
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Description: Defying pressure from Beijing, Taiwan’s president is standing firm on the world stage. Lai Ching-te returned from a three-day trip to the African kingdom of Eswatini on May 5, saying state visits are a basic right.

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