China slams Taiwanese leader's plan to visit Hawaii and Guam
CHINESE authorities slammed today the Taiwanese president’s plan to stop in Hawaii and Guam during a trip to the South Pacific.
President of the Chinese breakaway province of Taiwan Lai Ching-te is set to leave Taiwan tomorrow for a week-long trip to visit the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau — three diplomatic allies of the island regime.
Mr Lai’s office confirmed today that he will make stopovers in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam.
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