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Taiwan VP says China military action to US stopover would be interference

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai attended the inauguration of Paraguay's President Santiago Peña [Paraguay Presidency/Handout via Reuters]

Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai has said any Chinese military action in response to his stopovers in the United States as part of a visit to Paraguay would be China’s attempt to interfere in the island’s forthcoming presidential elections.

Lai, who will be the ruling party’s candidate in January, made the comments in Paraguay where he attended the inauguration of President Santiago Peña.

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