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US asks Taiwan to cancel Haiti’s US$95m debt

By William Lowther and Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  STAFF REPORTERS , WASHINGTON AND TAIPEI

“As [the loan owed by Haiti] is a large sum of money, we have to take into account whether the legislature will agree to a plan to repay the full debt,” he said. 

The debt reduction proposal will deliver bailout funds to Haiti, said Chen, adding that the government would continue to help its Caribbean ally rebuild via four major programs in the fields of sanitation and healthcare, relocation of earthquake victims, job training and infant adoption.

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