00:00Taiwan's President has paid his respects to the late Pope Francis.
00:05President Lai Qingde honoured the Pope at the Archdiocese in Taipei.
00:09The government has still not confirmed that Lai may attend his funeral on Saturday in the
00:13Vatican City.
00:15The Holy See is one of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic allies, but Lai's attendance might
00:20cause opposition from China.
00:29Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday aged 88.
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