Former Taiwan president Tsai to visit Canada next week

14/11/2024 17:35

        Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is planning to visit Canada next week, two diplomatic sources told Reuters, in a highly watched visit for a senior Taiwan politician who has a become a symbol of the island's defiance against China's military threat.
        
        Canada, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but the economic and political exchanges between the two sides have increased as Beijing ratchets up military threats against the democratic island.
        
        Tsai, who stepped down in May, is planning to visit Nova Scotia and deliver a speech at a Halifax International Security Forum conference which begins on Nov. 22, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter.
        
        Tsai's office said in response to questions that if details of travel plans for her are confirmed they will announce it at an appropriate time.