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Chen Ming-tong (L), Minister of the Council for Continental Affairs of Taiwan (MAC) and Katharine Chang, President of the Council for Economic and Cultural Cooperation of Taiwan-Hong Kong, unveil a poster during a launch ceremony of the Exchange Office of Taiwan-Hong Kong and Services in Taipei on July 1, 2020. …
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