Taiwan President feted during US stop on Pacific trip

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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in the United States for a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but that has sparked fury in Beijing.

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00:22Symbolically traveling together.

00:31Our visit to the memorial today in particular reminds us of the importance of ensuring peace.

00:43Peace is priceless and war has no winner. We have to fight, fight together to prevent war.

01:00I would like to welcome President Xi to Taiwan.

01:18We firmly oppose any official contact with China or Taiwan in any form.

01:26One-China principle is the basic principle of international relations and the universal consensus of the international community.

01:34It is futile for the DPP authorities to engage in political manipulation and plot to provoke.

01:41It cannot stop China's inevitable unification of history.

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