U.S. lauds Taiwan's democracy, blasts China's 'antipathy to liberty'

United States Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday praised Taiwan as a beacon of Chinese culture and democracy, while criticizing China as failing to honor its trade commitments and to observe the right to freedom.

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