China Tried To Pressure Italian Hotel To Cancel Taiwan National Day Event

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A hotel in Rome rejected a demand from China's foreign ministry to cancel a Taiwan National Day reception, an example of Beijing's international efforts to shut Taiwan out.

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00:00China reportedly tried to force a Rome hotel to cancel a Taiwan National Day event.

00:06Taiwan's representative to Italy, Cai Yun-chung, says that Beijing's foreign ministry tried to get

00:11the Wednesday Reception Act because Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi was slated to stay

00:16there that same day. The hotel rejected a Chinese request and the Chinese diplomats decided to stay

00:22elsewhere. Cai says this is just one example of the pressure China exerts on Taiwan internationally

00:28every day.

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