00:00C.J. Cheng, Taiwan's former foreign minister and representative to the U.S., has died at the age of 86 from leukemia.
00:08Cheng was a critical figure in Taiwan's diplomacy and represented Taipei in the U.S. and the European Union in the early 2000s.
00:16He was a key negotiator during the making and implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act.
00:21That's the 1979 U.S. law that governs ties with Taiwan.
00:25Many credit Cheng as being the backbone of Taiwan-U.S. relations.
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