Official mum on possible U.S. transit during Lai's South Pacific trip

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) will set out on an official visit to the South Pacific next week, Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) said Friday, but declined to disclose whether the president would make a stopover in a U.S. territory.

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