President Lai Leaves the Marshall Islands for Tuvalu on Pacific Tour

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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has wrapped up his visit to diplomatic ally the Marshall Islands and arrived in Tuvalu. It's part of a larger diplomatic trip to several Pacific Island nations and territories. China has objected to the trip as it includes visits to United States territories, including stopovers in Hawaii and Guam.

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00:00President Lai Ching-de has wrapped up his visit to diplomatic ally the Marshall Islands,

00:05part of a larger trip through several Pacific Island countries and territories.

00:11Lai met with Marshall Islands President Hilda Haynie, who stressed the democratic values

00:16and Austronesian cultural roots their countries share.

00:20Lai also announced a new preferential loan program to be used for purchasing aircraft.

00:26Beijing has criticized Lai's trip, which includes two stopovers in U.S. territories,

00:31one in the state of Hawaii and another in Guam. China claims Taiwan and objects to any official

00:37exchanges between Taiwan and other countries. The president's next stop is Tuvalu,

00:43another of Taiwan's diplomatic allies.

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