Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to the Trump administration for August that would have included stops in the United States, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The Taiwan talks come as trade negotiations in the region accelerate. On Wednesday, the United States and Japan announced a trade agreement that includes a 15% U.S. import tariff on all Japanese goods, lower than the 25% Washington had proposed previously.

A planned trip by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te to Latin America next month, including possible stopovers in the United States, has reportedly been shelved.

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The Trump administration is debating whether to allow a planned U.S. stopover by Taiwan’s leader next week as concerns mount that it could derail trade talks with China and a

WASHINGTON/TAIPEI - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay until at least later this year a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to Washington for August that would have included transit stops in the United States,

Such a trip was bound to infuriate Beijing at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to negotiate a deal on trade with China.

Taiwan’s top trade negotiators touched down in Washington, DC, this week for their fourth round of talks with the Trump administration.