Tsai's U.S. stopovers just for 'comfort:' U.S. state department

Allowing Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to make stopovers in the United States is part of a "longstanding practice" to provide comfort to the traveler, and there is nothing unusual about her upcoming transits in the U.S. during her visit to Central America, a U.S. Department of State spokesman said Friday.

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