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China slams Taiwanese leader's plan to visit Hawaii and Guam
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2024

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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