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Beijing, Aiming To Chill Warming Ties Between India and Taiwan, Scolds Modi For Taking Congratulatory Call 

Such rhetoric, however, cannot obscure the fact that Taiwan’s trade with India has risen phenomenally in recent years.

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Prime Minister Modi and President Xi on September 4, 2016, at Hangzhou, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Tut, tut, Mr. Modi, what do you think you’re doing cozying up to Taiwan, which isn’t even a country?

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DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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