onsdag 30. juli 2025

President Lai has no plans to travel abroad, ministry says

Republic of China president William Lai currently has no plans to travel overseas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei said yesterday, denying media reports that a planned trip to Paraguay via New York was blocked by the US. At a routine news conference, Hsiao denied a Financial Timesreport that said Lai’s planned visits to diplomatic allies Paraguay, Guatemala and Belize had been delayed or canceled due to US President Donald Trump blocking a stopover in New York following protests from China.

The Financial Times, which cited three anonymous sources for its story, said that Trump was concerned that Lai’s trip would affect ongoing trade talks between the US and China.