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Tsai awards Pompeo special honor


Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, left, and President Tsai Ing-wen pose for a photgraph during his visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: AFP / Presidential Office

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday awarded a special honor to visiting former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in recognition of his contributions to promoting closer ties between Washington and Taipei during his tenure.

Tsai conferred Pompeo, who was the US’ top diplomat under former president Donald Trump, with the Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon, and called him a close friend of Taiwan, while expressing her deep gratitude on behalf of Taiwanese.

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US delegation arrives for peace and security talks


Former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, left, and Minister of Foreign Affair Joseph Wu greet each other with an elbow bump at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) yesterday.
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A delegation led by former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen arrived in Taipei yesterday afternoon for discussions with top-level officials on regional peace and security, among other topics.

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Newsflash

A Taiwanese businessman investing in China was shocked when he found that a 50 million yuan (US$8 million) loan he applied for from the China Construction Bank (CCB) more than a year ago actually went into a unrelated business in China and was used as collateral for another 90 million yuan loan.

The 73-year-old Chen Hsi-so (陳細鎖) said that on the recommendation of a friend, he opened a lime absorbent plant in Wuping District, Longyan, in China’s Fujian Province last year, and applied for a 50 million yuan loan from CCB’s branch in Wuping.