Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/14
By: Joseph Yeh
Basseterre, July 13 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has arrived in Taiwan's diplomatic ally of St. Kitts and Nevis, the second stop of her 12-day visit to the United States and four Caribbean allies, following a half-day visit to Haiti earlier in the day.
Tsai was warmly received by Prime Minister Timothy Harris and Taiwanese compatriots in the country who were holding Republic of China (Taiwan) national flags at RLB International Airport in the capital Basseterre to welcome Tsai upon her arrival at around 10 p.m. Saturday.
President Tsai is scheduled to visit Nevis on Sunday, which will make her the first sitting Republic of China (Taiwan) president to visit the island.
Nevis and the neighboring island of St. Kitts constitute the ally officially named the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. [FULL STORY]