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China currently refuses to engage with President Lai, with Chinese officials branding him as a separatist and supporter of Taiwan's current status.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025 -
The Nobel laureate is regarded as one of the world’s most influential religious leaders, with a following that extends well beyond Buddhism, but not by Beijing, which calls him a separatist and has sought to bring the faith under its control.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 July 2025
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As analysts have previously told Newsweek, even those critical of the Islamic Republic often rally behind the central government in the face of external threats and secessionist movements.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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However, most countries are loath to encourage secessionist movements.—
Kate Bartlett,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 June 2025
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But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Environmental activists vandalize paintings, property, and infrastructure to force change by non-lawful means, property crimes that echo the wave of property-damaging bombs set by US radicals like Weather.—
Katja Hoyer,
semafor.com,
19 July 2025
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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