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President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan had planned to make brief stops in New York and Dallas next month, en route to and from Latin America,
hoping to demonstrate the island’s strong ties with the United States in defiance of China.
But the Trump administration,
which is focused on talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit,
told Mr. Lai to cancel his proposed stopover in New York,
Mr. Lai canceled his whole trip.
The hints of tension between Taipei and Washington come at a sensitive moment for Mr. Lai.
He suffered a serious setback over the weekend when a sweeping recall campaign aimed at removing 24 opposition lawmakers failed to dislodge any of them.
Taiwan is also among the economies facing a Friday deadline for tariff negotiations with the United States.
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