Taiwan President Lai to Visit Remaining Pacific Allies

President Lai Ching-te holds a press conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei City, Taiwan on June 19, 2024. Masatsugu Sonoda / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit three Pacific island nation allies from the end of this month in his first overseas trip since taking office, the presidential office said Friday.

Presidential spokeswoman Karen Kuo said Lai will visit the Marshall Islands, Palau and Tuvalu — the only Pacific island nations among Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies — from November 30 to December 6.

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