Rai visits New York to attend the inauguration of the President of Paraguay
“Possible meeting between Vice President Harris and House Speaker McCarthy”
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Lai, a schismatic and troublemaker”
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Vice President Lai Ching-de, Taiwan’s leading presidential candidate, visited New York, USA, on his way to visit Paraguay, a country with diplomatic relations.
China put pressure on the country with military drills, saying it violated the ‘one China principle’.
This is reporter Lee Jong-soo.
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Vice President Lai Ching-de of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party arrived in New York and was warmly welcomed by supporters.
“Cheer up Taiwan!”
Vice President Lai stopped in New York as a stopover prior to attending the inauguration ceremony for the new president of Paraguay, a country with diplomatic relations.
There was no meeting with US high-ranking officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, but the possibility of a meeting is emerging as he passes through the US again on his way back home.
On his way to the United States, Vice President Lai pledged to show the international community the face of Taiwan, a free and democratic country.
[라이칭더 / 타이완 부총통 : (이번 방문을 통해) 마음이 맞는 나라 대표단을 만나 타이완이 민주주의와 인권, 자유를 일관되게 수호하는 나라라는 것을 국제사회가 알도록 하겠습니다.]
China strongly protested.
China’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it would take decisive and strong measures to preserve national sovereignty and territorial integrity, accusing Vice President Lai of being a schismatic and troublemaker.
China also held a three-day military drill in the East China Sea, hundreds of kilometers from the northern coast of Taiwan.
In April, when President Tsai Ing-wen visited Central America and met with House Speaker McCarthy and others via Los Angeles, China staged a high-intensity armed demonstration, besieging Taiwan in all directions for three days.
Meanwhile, “The Biden administration hopes that the visit to the US will not attract attention in order to avoid escalating US-China tensions and continue high-level contacts between the two countries ahead of the Taiwanese presidential election in January next year,” Reuters reported, citing sources.
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2023-08-15 00:26:00
