Taiwan and India to strengthen links as Beijing watches
China’s ‘wayward province’ defies efforts to isolate it in bid to strengthen ties with rival
New Delhi — Taiwan will strengthen ties with India’s new government, including more official visits, a top official of the self-ruled island said on Wednesday, despite China’s continuing efforts to isolate what it considers to be a wayward province. Taiwan, an island 176km off the Chinese mainland, is trying to reduce its reliance on Beijing, which maintains that it does not qualify for formal diplomatic ties with any country. Beijing does not generally object to other countries maintaining trade and economic ties with Taiwan, however. After India’s general election results on May 23, the two countries will strengthen trade and cultural ties, Chung Kwang Tien, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, said on Wednesday. The centre in the Indian capital operates as a de facto embassy, helping Indian and Taiwanese companies to expand business ties and easing discreet dialogue between government officials. “Our relations are pretty good. One of our project...
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