{"id":1998630,"date":"2023-08-12T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-vice-president-leaves-on-sensitive-trip-to-united-states\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T09:16:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:16:13","slug":"taiwan-vice-president-leaves-on-sensitive-trip-to-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-vice-president-leaves-on-sensitive-trip-to-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan VP embarks on delicate US visit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwan-vice-president-leaves-on-sensitive-trip-to-united-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Taiwan Vice President\u2062 William\u2063 Lai Embarks on Sensitive Trip to the United States<\/h2>\n<p>TAOYUAN, Taiwan\u2014Taiwan Vice President William Lai left on Saturday for a sensitive trip to the United States, which China has condemned and Taiwanese officials fear \u2064could prompt more Chinese military activity around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-poison-frog-strategy-war-game-warns-of-new-threat-from-communist-china-against-u-s-taiwan\/\" title=\"\u2018The Poison Frog Strategy\u2019: War Game Warns Of New Threat From Communist China Against U.S., Taiwan\">democratically governed island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan&#8217;s president in elections in January, is officially making only \u200ctransit stops in the United States on his way to and from Paraguay for the swearing in of its president.<\/p>\n<p>Taipei and Washington \u200csay such stopovers are routine and no cause for China to \u2063take &#8220;provocative&#8221; actions, but Beijing has reacted with anger at what it sees as a further sign of U.S. support for Taiwan, which it claims as sovereign Chinese territory.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/taiwan-reports-2nd-large-scale-china-air-force-incursion-this-week-5453838\">Taiwan Reports 2nd Large-Scale China Air Force Incursion This Week<\/a> &#8211; 8\/10\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/tabletop-wargames-reflect-japans-increasingly-vocal-support-of-taiwan-5451223\">Tabletop Wargames Reflect Japan&#8217;s \u2062Increasingly Vocal Support of Taiwan<\/a> &#8211; 8\/9\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Lai, speaking to reporters at Taiwan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-arrests-suspect-in-haiti-president-assassination\/\" title=\"Turkey Arrests Suspect in Haiti President Assassination\">main international airport<\/a> at Taoyuan, made only fleeting mention of the U.S. part of his \u200dtrip, simply noting he was going to New York first.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would use the Paraguay visit not only to deepen ties with \u200dthat country but also to have\u2062 &#8220;self-confident&#8221; exchanges with other countries and meet with delegations from like-minded partners. He did\u2063 not say who.<\/p>\n<p>This will &#8220;let the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-vice-president-leaves-on-sensitive-trip-to-united-states\/\" title=\"Taiwan VP embarks on delicate US visit.\">international community understand<\/a> that Taiwan is a country that adheres to democracy, freedom and human rights, and actively participates in international affairs,&#8221; Mr. Lai added.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cwill also\u200b let the\u200d world know about\u200d &#8220;our various efforts to maintain peace and\u2062 stability in the Indo-Pacific,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lai went to Honduras last year for the inauguration of its president and had a brief though symbolic chat while there with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.\u200d The United States has not announced who may be going to Paraguay next week.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing particularly dislikes Mr. Lai, who has in the past described himself as\u2063 a &#8220;practical worker for Taiwan independence.&#8221; Mr. Lai \u200bhas, however, repeatedly said\u2063 during the election campaign he does not\u200b seek\u200d to change\u200d the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving, \u2062Mr. Lai wrote in English on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> \u2062X, formerly called Twitter, he was &#8220;excited to meet with US friends in transit&#8221; \u2062and\u200c to be going to Paraguay, one of just 13 countries to maintain\u2064 formal ties with Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Rosenberger, chair of \u2062the Virginia-based \u2062American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),\u2062 a U.S. government-run non-profit that carries out unofficial relations with Taiwan, responded on X that AIT was looking\u200d forward to welcoming him &#8220;during his transit en route to Paraguay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lai is to return from Paraguay soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAOYUAN, Taiwan\u2014Taiwan VP William Lai heads to the US, a trip condemned by China. Officials fear it may trigger increased Chinese military presence near the democratic island. 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