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Taiwan’s Lai departs for US stopover during Pacific trip
2 years agoTaiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan on November 30, 2024 before his trip to visit Taiwan's allies in the Pacific. - Lai will leave on November 30 on a week-long tour of the Pacific that includes a stopover in Hawaii, which has ignited fiery threats from Beijing. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te flew to the United States on Saturday to launch a week-long tour of the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy,…