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Taiwan eyes UN health meet, risks setback in China ties

TAIPEI, Apr 25 (Reuters) Taiwan faces a more complicated task this year in seeking to attend a UN health agency meeting than it has in the past, a senior official said today, as the self-ruled island braces for another setback in ties with rival China.

Diplomatically isolated Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, which recognises "one China" centred on Beijing. China, in turn, views democratic Taiwan as a renegade province to be taken back with the use of force, if necessary.
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