Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam on a trip to the Pacific that will include stops in three diplomatic allies, media reported, after the government called on China not to “overreact” to his travels. China views Taiwan as its territory and it objects to any country or organization treating it as a state. In particular, China gets infuriated by visits by Taiwan leaders to the United States, and by visits by U.S. officials to Taiwan.
Lai sets off on Saturday for visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, his first overseas trip since taking office on May 20. He would also visit Hawaii and Guam, Taiwan’s Central News Agency, or CNA, reported on Thursday.
“The president will stay in Hawaii for two nights before visiting the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu, then transit through Guam before heading to Palau,” CNA cited an unidentified government source as saying.
