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Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China

FILE - Former Taiwan's Vice-President Chen Chien-jen, second from left, prays in front of the body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an advisor to Taiwan's leader at this week's funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican's uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

FILE - Taiwan former Vice President Chen Chien-jen, waves as he meets U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, at National Taiwan University College of Public Health in Taipei, Taiwan on Aug. 11, 2020. The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an advisor to Taiwan's leader at this week's funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican's uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

FILE - Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, attends a Mass at the Holy Cross Church in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022. The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an advisor to Taiwan's leader at this week's funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican's uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China