Taiwan courts Japan's Ayumi Hamasaki after singer snubbed by Shanghai

Taipei and Kaohsiung have extended an open invitation to Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki after Chinese authorities abruptly canceled her scheduled concert in Shanghai.

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