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China protests Taiwan’s VP paying respects at Abe’s memorial

Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te, center behind a security guard, leaves Zojoji temple after the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Abe was assassinated Friday while campaigning in Nara, western Japan. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te, center, leaves Zojoji temple after the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Abe was assassinated Friday while campaigning in Nara, western Japan. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

China protests Taiwan’s VP paying respects at Abe’s memorial