During his stopover, Mr Lai gave speeches to the Taiwanese community, among other things. Read more at straitstimes.com.
a trip China has condemned and which has brought warnings from Taiwanese officials that it could prompt more Chinese military drills near the island.
Democratically governed Taiwan has so far not reported any unusual Chinese military movements near the island. The US Ronald Reagan carrier strike group was also in the waters about 1,500km off Taiwan’s eastern coast as at Thursday evening, the person added. “They have not intruded into Japan’s territorial waters, and we have not confirmed any dangerous behaviour,” the spokesman said.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office and defence ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.On Friday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry’s official news agency put out a slickly produced publicity video showing fighter jets taking off and missiles being readied. While in the US, he gave speeches to the Taiwanese community and met officials from the American Institute in Taiwan, a US government-run non-profit that handles unofficial relations.
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