"Some could also see this as an attempt by Chen to upstage the meeting or complicate the US-China meeting, which would detract from his image in the US and help turn the current administration against him."
Jane Skanderup, program director at Pacific Forum CSIS, also said that Taiwan had more to lose than China.
"The game of who is attending is seen by both sides as win or lose, and Taiwan has only to lose by playing this game. Chen shouldn't take Beijing's bait of playing politics," she said.
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