Hou says he will ask the U.S. to pay closer attention to Taiwan peace

The presidential candidate for Taiwan's main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) said on Saturday that the main purpose for his ongoing trip to the United States is to raise awareness about issues involving ensuring peace in the Taiwan Strait and to ask for Washington's assistance on economic and trade matters.

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