Lai Reportedly Plans U.S. Stopovers for Latin America Tour

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Bloomberg News reports Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning to make stopovers in New York on August 4 and Dallas on August 14 to bookend his visit to Paraguay, Guatemala and Belize.

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00:00Taiwan's President Lai Ching-de is planning to make stopovers in the U.S. during his August

00:04trip to visit allies in Central and South America.

00:08According to Bloomberg News, Lai plans to stop in New York on August 4 and Dallas, Texas

00:13on August 14 to bookend his tour of Paraguay, Guatemala and Belize.

00:18If confirmed, it would be his first time on the U.S. mainland since taking office.

00:23China's Taiwan Affairs Office has criticized the trip and urged the Latin American countries

00:27to handle Taiwan-related matters cautiously.

00:30Experts say the U.S. is unlikely to send senior officials to greet Lai as the visit comes ahead

00:35of a possible U.S.-China summit.

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