Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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Senior US politician calls for Taiwan’s president to be granted trip to Washington

Tsai’s high-profile transit visit certain to irk Beijing, with a call for overseas Taiwanese to return to serve the self-ruled island

Topic |   Taiwan
Zhenhua LuLawrence Chung
Zhenhua Lu and Lawrence Chung

Updated: 11:37pm, 13 Aug, 2018

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, with US Representative Ed Royce, and US Congresswoman Judy Chu at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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