Taiwan president says 'happy' to take up Trump's offer of call

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Taiwan president says 'happy' to take up Trump's offer of call

Issued on: 21/05/2026 - 16:46

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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be "happy" to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would speak to Lai, as the White House weighs arms sales to the democratic island.

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