TAIPEI—Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation will diminish as foreign governments look to the island for a model of how democracies can stand up to Beijing, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu predicted, amid an international backlash against China’s assertive foreign policy. Mr. Wu, the chief diplomat for the democratically self-governed island that Beijing claims as its territory, said in an interview Wednesday that the U.S. and governments in Europe are increasingly looking at how Taiwan manages pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 04, 2019 16:52 UTC