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Taiwan’s leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a national day speech in which she drew parallels with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The self-ruled democracy’s 23 million people…

Pacific island-nations on Monday declined to sign the economic and security deal proposed by China and presented by foreign minister Wang Yi who is on a 10-day trip to the region. On Monday, foreign ministers of Pacific island-nations met…