Lai Ching-te is set to make his first overseas trip as Taiwan’s president to Guam and Hawaii in a move that has prompted China to warn the US to exercise “utmost caution”.
Mr Lai, who is considered a separatist by China, is leaving for a week-long Pacific tour on Saturday. After a stopover in Hawaii, US, he will travel to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau, three of the dozen countries that have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
