Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP
Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP
China /  Diplomacy

Taiwanese mayor Han Kuo-yu heads to US as he seeks to boost profile

  • Beijing-friendly politician has drawn attention in the United States after his landslide win in Kaohsiung’s November election
  • His trip comes ahead of Taiwan’s 2020 presidential race, though he has yet to say whether he will run for the top job

Topic |   US-China relations
Lawrence Chung
Lawrence Chung

Updated: 2:35am, 8 May, 2019

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Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP
Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu waving to the media in Hong Kong last month. Photo: AP
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