Trump Weighs Whether to Let Taiwan Leader Transit Through US
Source: Bloomberg
Trump Weighs Whether to Let Taiwan Leader Transit Through US
Jenny Leonard and Yian Lee
Mon, July 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM EDT 5 min read
(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is debating whether to allow a planned US stopover by Taiwan’s leader next week as concerns mount that it could derail trade talks with China and a potential summit with President Xi Jinping, according to people familiar with the matter.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was planning to stop in New York on Aug. 4 and then Dallas 10 days later as part of a trip to diplomatic allies Paraguay, Guatemala and Belize, Bloomberg reported earlier this month. Planning for the trip was thrown into flux late last week when Taiwanese officials couldn’t get their US counterparts to give the green light, the people said.
The hesitation over allowing Lai’s trip has unnerved some officials in the US as well as in Taipei who fear President Donald Trump may concede too much to China as he seeks a meeting with Xi, the people said. Bloomberg reported earlier that Trump’s administration was reaching out to CEOs to accompany him on a possible trip to Beijing later this year.
The White House and US State Department didn’t reply to requests for comment made outside normal working hours.
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