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This latest incident, however, is unique in two ways. First, it was aimed primarily at obstructing a visit to a formal diplomatic partner, not preventing engagement with an unofficial partner like the United States.Second, it succeeded at blocking the visit altogether. The sudden denial of airspace by multiple countries left Taiwan with insufficient time to chart an alternative route and secure new permissions, forcing Lai to cancel the trip.For Chinese pressure to force Taiwan’s president to cancel a trip is unprecedented. Lai’s cancelled trip to Latin America last year reportedly could have gone ahead with a lower-profile transit somewhere other…

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