Former Taiwanese premier Yu Shyi-kun poses after attending US President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on January 20, 2017. In an AFP interview, Yu said that US-Taiwan relations are at a "historic high." China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, had demanded that Washington not invite any Taiwanese officials to the ceremony. / AFP / DAVE CLARK (Photo credit should read DAVE CLARK/AFP/Getty Images)
