Taiwan Emerging From Pandemic With a Stronger Hand Against China

Call with Trump official shows geopolitical ramifications
Taiwan to benefit even as China blocks it from global bodies

A health worker sprays disinfectants at the National Taiwan Normal University on April 17.Photographer: Lin Yen Ting/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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By Iain Marlow

April 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM UTC

Updated on

April 29, 2020 at 11:02 PM UTC

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Few governments around the world are likely to emerge from the pandemic with a stronger standing than before. Taiwan is one of them -- and that’s not good for China.