TAIPEI—Tuesday is a big day for China, thanks to the Trump administration—and not only because the U.S. president plans to meet with the leader of North Korea.
The U.S. will also be opening a new compound for its de facto embassy in Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China claims as its own and has been a longstanding flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. To officials in the U.S. and Taiwan, Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in Taipei symbolizes the strength of their partnership.
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