(UPDATE) KOROR, Palau — Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te said on Friday he was "confident" of deeper cooperation with Donald Trump's incoming administration, a day after his call with the United States' Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson that angered China.

Like other world governments, Taiwan has publicly congratulated Trump on his victory in November's presidential election as it seeks to get onside with the next US leader.

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