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Taiwan's Lai arrives in Tuvalu to shore up Pacific allies

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Taiwan 's president Lai Ching-te arrives in Tuvalu as part of a Pacific tour aimed at shoring up support for Taiwan .

Lai visited the Marshall Islands on Wednesday , where he met with US officials and members of Congress .

The Marshall Islands are among 12 nations that still recognise Taiwan diplomatically, after China convinced others to dump Taipei in favour of Beijing .

China rejects any international recognition of Taiwan and especially bristles at official contact between the island and Washington .

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