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Nauru recognizes China diplomatically, in another blow to Taiwan

Nauru recognizes China diplomatically, in another blow to Taiwan

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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The Pacific island nation of Nauru announced on Monday it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and instead recognizing China. The diplomatic switch shocked analysts and shaved Taiwan’s diplomatic allies down to less than a dozen nations. In a statement posted online, Nauru’s government said the move was “in the best interests” of the country. “This means that the Republic of Nauru will no longer recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a separate country but rather as an inalienable part of China’s territory, and will sever ‘diplomatic relations’ with Taiwan as of this day and no longer develop any official relations or official exchanges with Taiwan,” it said in a statement. The surprise announcement came just two days after a historic election delivered Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented third term in office. Beijing, which has never ruled Taiwan, claims the island democracy as part of its territory. Xi Jinping, China’s strongest leader in decades, has insisted Beijing’s rule there is “inevitable.” The …

“Priscilla” Recognizes the Irresistible Pull of Girlish Fantasies

“Priscilla” Recognizes the Irresistible Pull of Girlish Fantasies

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In Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s sensitive, minor-key portrait of Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley, there’s a fleeting shot of the King (played by Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi) performing onstage. His back is turned to the camera; as he opens his arms to the crowd before him, he lifts his signature cape and his body blocks out the lights. It’s an unusual perspective. In the many depictions of the icon, Elvis tends to be seen the way his fans saw him: in the spotlight, with his artistry on full display. But Priscilla—as rendered by Coppola and embodied by Cailee Spaeny—had a different point of view. He was a silhouette, a shadow, a man she could not see clearly. Melancholy young women searching for escape are one of Coppola’s favorite subjects, and Priscilla may be her most haunting endeavor thus far. The film, based on Priscilla’s memoir, Elvis and Me, tracks its subject for about a decade of her life, from the time she met her husband-to-be, when she was a 14-year-old ninth grader, to the moment she left …