TOKYO -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will visit Taiwan for three days from Monday to deliver a speech on diplomacy and security at the invitation of Taipei. Negotiations are also underway to arrange a meeting between him and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
International relations
Japan ex-PM Taro Aso to go to Taiwan, speak on security at forum
Will be ruling party's first vice president to visit since diplomatic ties cut in 1972
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. Exchanges between political parties serve as a route for communication between Japan and Taiwan. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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