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Taiwan president to donate a month's salary for Turkey relief efforts

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai attend a news conference on new measures to reinforce the island's civil defence amid the rising China military threat in Taipei, Taiwan, December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month's salary for Turkish earthquake relief efforts, the presidential office said on Thursday, adding to existing aid already sent by the island.

Tsai and Lai, who is widely expected to stand for the presidency in elections due next year, "hope to do their part to help Turkey rebuild its homeland as soon as possible", the presidential office said in a statement.

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