Bob Stewart, British member of parliament (MP) and co-chair of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group speaks next to a delegation of British lawmakers led by him on a visit to Taiwan, including Rob Butler, Sarah Atherton, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Afzal Khan, at a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih 

Bob Stewart, British member of parliament (MP) and co-chair of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group speaks during a news conference with a delegation of British lawmakers led by him on a visit to Taiwan, at a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih 

Bob Stewart, British member of parliament (MP) and co-chair of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group speaks during a news conference with a delegation of British lawmakers led by him on a visit to Taiwan, at a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger speaks during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger speaks next to Director General of German Institute Taipei Jorg Polster, during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger attends a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger speaks next to Director General of German Institute Taipei Jorg Polster, during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger speaks during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping drives past the monument to Prince Vladimir the Great in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping drives along a street in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping drives past the monument to Prince Vladimir the Great in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping drives past the monument to Prince Vladimir the Great in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A man watches a screen broadcasting news footage of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, at a shopping area in Beijing, China March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

Law enforcement officers sit on motorbikes outside the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A law enforcement officer stands guard outside the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Law enforcement officers stand guard outside the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Law enforcement officers walk outside the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A car of Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A car of Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A car of Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade leaves the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A law enforcement officer sits on a motorbike outside the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A view shows the Soluxe Hotel where members of the Chinese delegation are staying during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Taiwan presidential office spokesperson Lin Yu-chan speaks during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui speaks next to a screen showing a picture of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui speaks next to a screen showing a picture of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's Minister of National Science and Technology Council Tsung-Tsong Wu, Taiwan’s trade and economic representative in Germany Hsieh Chih-wei, Director General of German Institute Taipei Jorg Polster and German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger pose for pictures during the signing ceremony of Germany-Taiwan Science and Technological cooperation arrangement, at National Science and Technology Council, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng 

Taiwan's Minister of National Science and Technology Council Tsung-Tsong Wu shakes hands with German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger at the lobby of National Science and Technology Council, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger gives a speech during the signing ceremony of the Germany-Taiwan Science and Technological cooperation arrangement at National Science and Technology Council, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng 

German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger gives a speech during the signing ceremony of the Germany-Taiwan Science and Technological cooperation arrangement at National Science and Technology Council, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng 

Law enforcement officers stand guard next to barrier constructions installed near the Kremlin before the planned talks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A view shows a car of a motorcade transporting members of the Chinese delegation, including President Xi Jinping, upon their arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

A view shows a car of a motorcade transporting members of the Chinese delegation, including President Xi Jinping, upon their arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

A view shows a car of a motorcade transporting members of the Chinese delegation, including President Xi Jinping, upon their arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

A view shows a motorcade transporting members of the Chinese delegation, including President Xi Jinping, upon their arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

A view shows a car of a motorcade transporting members of the Chinese delegation, including President Xi Jinping, upon their arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A man wearing a face mask passes in front of screens showing trading data while using an escalator outside Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei, Taiwan March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih 

People wearing face masks pass in front of screens showing trading data, while using the escalators outside Taiwan Stock Exchange, in Taipei, Taiwan March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih 

Hsiao Hsu-tsen, director of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, speaks during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard 

Paraguay's Ambassador to Taiwan Carlos Jose Fleitas Rodriguez attends a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Paraguay's Ambassador to Taiwan Carlos Jose Fleitas Rodriguez attends a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen makes a toast next to Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador to Taiwan Andrea Clare Bowman, during a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks with people during a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a Foreign Ministry reception in Taipei, Taiwan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Taiwan's Vice President William Lai speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, speak on stage during an event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, speaks on stage during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), attends a Chip War book event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), speaks on stage during a Chip War book event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), attends a Chip War book event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), attends a Chip War book event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), attends a Chip War book event in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Egyptian film director Khairy Beshara signs his first novel "The Chinese Pride" at Zawya Cinema in downtown Cairo, Egypt March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sameh Elkhatib 

Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, sits as he appears on charges of leading a complex conspiracy to defraud Guo's online followers out of more than $1 billion at a courthouse in New York, U.S., March 15, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, sits beside his lawyer as he appears on charges of leading a complex conspiracy to defraud Guo's online followers out of more than $1 billion at a courthouse in New York, U.S., March 15, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg