Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-10-16
Foreign Minister David Lee says that because of time constraints, President Tsai Ing-
President Tsai Ing-wen
wen will only be able to visit three of Taiwan’s six Pacific allies in late October.
The president is scheduled to visit Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and the Soloman Islands. The trip, which will begin on October 28, aims to deepen Taiwan’s links with the three allies. The president will return to Taiwan on November 4.
Taiwan has held diplomatic ties with Tuvalu and the Soloman Islands for more than 30 years, and with the Marshall Island for nearly 20 years.
Lee said Taiwan has stable diplomatic ties with those three countries, as well as with Kiribati, Palau and Nauru. [SOURCE]