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Taiwan's representative to Japan says China is behind a snub in which Taiwanese delegates to a Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial were seated in the NGO section.
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00:00Taiwan's representative to Japan, Li Yi Yang, says China worked to have his delegation seated in the NGO section at the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Memorial.
00:08Taiwan's delegation had been seated in the diplomat section at the memorial event marking the atomic bombing of Hiroshima just states earlier.
00:16Li says the group stayed for the Nagasaki Memorial to show their dedication to peace despite the seating arrangement.
00:22Li says Taiwan is a sovereign nation, not an NGO, and while Taiwan stands for peace,
00:28China keeps expanding its nuclear arsenal.

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