President Lai congratulates Ishiba on becoming Japan's new prime minister

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) congratulated the newly elected chief of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba on assuming the role of the country's prime minister on Tuesday, according to Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧).

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