Taiwan’s Vice President in New York for US Stopover En Route to Paraguay

Taiwan's Vice President William Lai arrives at Taoyuan International Airport before his departure to the United States for a stopover in New York on his way to Paraguay, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Aug. 12, 2023. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

NEW YORK—Taiwan Vice President William Lai arrived in New York on Saturday at the start of a sensitive U.S. stopover.

Mr. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan’s president in elections in January, is officially making only transit stops in the United States on his way to and from Paraguay for the swearing in of its president next week.