WORLD IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Taiwan Chief Pays Briefest of Visits
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Although it was the first time in 15 years that a Taiwanese president had arrived on U.S. soil, Lee Teng-hui stayed in his plane when it landed in Hawaii this week on the way to a visit to Nicaragua. Despite congressional protests, Lee was limited by the Clinton Administration to only a short refueling stop in order not to offend the People’s Republic of China. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979.
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