China’s reaction to Lai’s visit was predictably ... including former President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to California last year. Lai’s Hawaii visit comes at a critical juncture in US-Taiwan ...
it drew vocal opposition from China. Tsai met with the former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the time. Tsai visited Hawaii in 2019. The Chinese military also launched drills around Taiwan last ...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is defying China by traveling to the U.S. and entering into a $385 million arms deal.