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Mon, Nov 13, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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Mr Abe's 30-minute meeting with Mr Soong (above) on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Danang, Vietnam, risks criticism from China.
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JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting with a Taiwanese politician on Sunday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned him not to break with past consensus on what Beijing regards as a renegade province.

Mr Abe held a 30-minute meeting with James Soong, head...

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