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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te greets people at the Kahala Hotel and Resort Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te greets people at the Kahala Hotel and Resort Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Taiwanese air ground troop vehicle moves past airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwanese air ground troop vehicle moves past airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A Taiwan's fighter jet lands at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A Taiwan's fighter jet lands at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwanese air ground force's members on a bike moves past airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwanese air ground force's members on a bike moves past airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwanese air ground troop vehicle moves past an airplane at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwanese air ground troop vehicle moves past an airplane at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)