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Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory, has labeled Lai a separatist and has suspended official dialogue with his administration.

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The two sides have been governed separately since 1949, when the Chinese Civil War ended with the Chinese Communist Party taking control of mainland China and the Nationalist government retreating to Taiwan.

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Reuters contributed to this report.

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