Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 21 that Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te would be happy to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump, in what would be an unprecedented phone call between the leaders.
Trump said on May 20 that he would speak to Lai, the second time in a week he has indicated as such.
“I’ll speak to him,” Trump said when asked to clarify whether he was intending to call Lai about the final approval of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. “I speak to everybody. We have that situation very well in hand. We’ll work on that, the Taiwan problem.”…
Taiwan Says President Lai Would Be Happy to Talk to Trump in Break From Protocol
