Taiwan president speaks about China with ex-Speaker Pelosi while in Hawaii

Reuters - 02/12
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te held a 20-minute call with former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday during a visit to Hawaii, during which they discussed China's military threats, the official Central News Agency reported.
TAIPEI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te held a 20-minute call with former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday during a visit to Hawaii, during which they discussed China's military threats, the official Central News Agency reported.
Lai is making what is officially a stopover in Hawaii while on a week-long visit to the Pacific, a trip that China has condemned saying it opposes any such transit stops by Taiwanese leaders on U.S. territory.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a position Lai and his government reject.
Taiwan's Central News Agency, citing presidential office spokesperson Karen Kuo, said the conversation between La...
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