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Taiwan’s exclusion from global forums must end: outgoing US envoy Kelly Craft
In a final swipe at China, the Trump administration’s outgoing UN ambassador tweeted that it was time for the world to oppose China’s efforts to exclude and isolate Taiwan, drawing sharp criticism from Beijing.To make the point even more graphic, ambassador Kelly Craft accompanied the tweet with a photo of herself in the UN General Assembly, where the island is banned. And she carried a handbag with a stuffed Taiwan bear sticking out of the top – a gift from Taiwan’s representative in New York,…