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Taiwan president scraps Latin America trip amid reports the US opposed stopover in New York

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te waves.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to Latin America, amid reports that the Trump administration blocked him from stoping over in New York. Photograph: ChiangYing-ying/AP

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te will delay an expected trip to his country’s remaining allies in Latin America, amid conflicting accounts of the reason for the postponement.

Lai was expected to travel to the Americas next month, as his government seeks to shore up support in a region where many countries have cut diplomatic ties in favour of relations with China, which claims Taiwan as its territory.

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