AIT indicates desire to work with new DPP chair Lai Ching-te

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said Thursday that it expects to work with Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the new chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to promote shared values and interests, amid foreign media speculation that Washington is concerned about Lai's pro-Taiwan independence stance.

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