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Taiwan president extends goodwill after China drills, US lawmakers arrive

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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during his visit to a military camp in Taoyuan, Taiwan, May 23, 2024. [Reuters]

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te extended goodwill toward and offered cooperation with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, as a group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taipei.

China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, carried out the military drills Thursday and Friday, calling them "punishment" after Lai's inauguration speech on Monday which Beijing called another push for the island's formal independence.

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