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Lee trip gains more supporters

RESTRICTED The government warned Tokyo that ties with Taiwan may be damaged if Lee Teng-hui is not granted a visa, while Annette Lu accused Japan of being cruel

By Joyce Huang  /  STAFF REPORTER

But Lee's revelations on Sunday about his health triggered criticism about whether the doctor had lied to the public. Another presidential doctor, Chiang Pi-ning (姜必寧) -- who had attended former presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) and Yang Chuan-kuang (嚴家淦) -- yesterday insisted that "the doctor does not have to tell the truth to the public about the president's health."

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