Taiwan’s VP leaves for US en route to Paraguay FMTNews FMTWorld
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s vice-president William Lai flies to the US today in a sensitive trip that has angered Chinese officials.
Lai – a candidate for Taiwan’s presidential elections next year – is officially making only transit stops in the US en route to and from Paraguay, where he will be attending the inauguration. Ahead of Lai’s departure, Taiwan had sought to downplay the trip, with foreign ministry spokesman Jeff Liu saying there was “nothing special” about vice-presidents transiting in the US – which has occurred 11 times before.
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