Taiwan accuses China of forced deportation
The Guardian
Asia
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The authorities in Taiwan have accused Kenya of using guns and tear gas to force 37 Taiwanese on to a plane bound for mainland China.
Eight other Taiwanese were deported to mainland China last Monday, prompting Taiwan to accuse Beijing of "extrajudicial abduction".
Media reports say China has praised Kenya for supporting its "one-China policy".
Beijing views Taiwan - self-ruling since 1950 - as a renegade region that must be reunited with the mainland.
It insists that other countries cannot recognise both China and Taiwan, with the result that Taiwan has formal diplomatic ties with only a few countries.
Taiwan does not have formal diplomatic relations with Kenya.
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