Taiwan says Chinese pressure over the island is the "new normal"

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The Associated Press

FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan's access to international events has become "the new normal," the island's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan's Foreign Ministry.