00:00Taiwan's former president Tsai Ing-wen will visit the UK later this week, marking her
00:05first trip to the country since leaving office.
00:08Tsai's office said she will visit the UK after trips to Lithuania and Denmark.
00:12While in the UK, Tsai is expected to meet with British political figures, representatives
00:17of academic institutions and Taiwanese people living there.
00:21The visit comes after the British newspaper The Guardian reported last October that the
00:26UK Foreign Office asked Tsai to defer her earlier planned visit over concerns about angering
00:31China.
00:32Tsai, president for two terms, left office in May 2024.
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