Taiwan

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Stephen S.F. Chen, a senior adviser to the Taiwanese government, says in an interview at The Washington Times that Taiwan sides with China in its dispute with Japan over East China Sea islands coveted for their natural resources. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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In the dizzying world championships of the online battle arena game “League of Legends,” Taiwan’s Taipei Assassins defeated South Korea’s Azubu Frost in California on Saturday to claim the tournament’s $1 million grand prize. (Riot Games via Associated Press)

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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, of Taiwan, throws to the New York Yankees in the second inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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In this Aug. 21, 2012, photo, Lin, in red, sits with friends as they fill jars of red sorgum, a local delicacy, and talk about why they voted for the proposed casino to be built on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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Uotsuri Island, one of the East China Sea islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, is claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Jazz saxophonist Kenny G, whose real name is Kenneth Gorelick, performs on May 14, 2010, at a media event to promote a concert in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

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A car sits in floodwaters in suburban Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday. The slow-moving tropical strorm slammed into eastern Taiwan early Thursday, flooding farmlands, disrupting transportation and turning the capital of Taipei into a ghost town. (Associated Press)

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Massive waves break ahead of the arrival of the approaching Saola, a deadly storm, on the coast of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday. Saola weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm by late afternoon on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Lady Gaga arrives at the Sungshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, while on a world tour. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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** FILE ** A Taiwanese soldier stands at attention in front of a Patriot missile air defense system near the northern coastal town of Wanli, Taiwan, in October 2004. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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Fans watch from a sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, as Jeremy Lin scored 26 points in New York's 89-85 loss to New Orleans on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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Fans of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)