{"id":132156,"date":"2024-12-01T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T08:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132156"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T08:11:50","slug":"taiwan-president-stops-in-hawaii-during-pacific-tour-drawing-ire-from-china-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132156","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan president stops in Hawaii during Pacific tour, drawing ire from China | Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Taiwanese president, Lai Ching-te, has begun a two-day US stopover in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/hawaii\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Hawaii<\/a> as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The trip has sparked fury from China, which views <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/taiwan\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Taiwan<\/a> as its own territory and opposes any foreign interactions or visits by the island\u2019s leaders. China\u2019s foreign ministry said on Sunday it had lodged \u201cserious protests\u201d with the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">China has been stepping up military pressure against Taiwan, including two rounds of war games this year, and security sources have told Reuters that Beijing may hold more military exercises to coincide with Lai\u2019s tour, which also includes a stopover in Guam, a US territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">It is Lai\u2019s first foreign trip since taking office in May. After Hawaii, he will go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/marshall-islands\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Marshall Islands<\/a>, Tuvalu and Palau, three of the 12 countries that retain formal diplomatic ties with Taipei and a part of the world where China has been exerting stronger influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Speaking to reporters before his departure, Lai said: \u201cThank you to the US government for upholding the principles of safety, dignity, comfort and convenience for helping the smooth process of this trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hawaii\u2019s governor, Josh Green, said in a statement after he, the mayor of Honolulu and the city\u2019s police chief greeted Lai on the tarmac of Honolulu airport on Saturday and that the meeting was a \u201cmomentous occasion\u201d, highlighting Hawaii\u2019s shared values of resilience and collaboration with Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Green later hosted Lai for an emergency management briefing to discuss handling natural disasters, he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"50f65f73-3488-430a-8dac-ebf5ca804f0e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Hawaii governor Josh Green, second left, greets Lai Ching-te on the Taiwanese president\u2019s arrival in Honolulu on Saturday.<\/span> Photograph: Office of Hawaii Governor\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Ingrid Larson, the Washington office managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the body that serves as the unofficial US embassy in Taiwan, was also at the airport to welcome Lai. Laura Rosenberger, chair of the institute, posted on X that \u201cIngrid Larson and the great community of Hawaii are excited to greet you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Taiwan\u2019s official Central News Agency said the welcome exceeded those of past visits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cPresident Lai\u2019s transit was the first time that he was received at the airport, and a red carpet was rolled and flowers were presented, which was the highest level of courtesy ever, different from the past mode of entry into the terminal, and the level of the reception also exceeded previous norms,\u201d CNA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Asked about this, a spokesperson for the US State Department said: \u201cThe transit is private and unofficial and squarely within precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Later on Saturday, Lai was to visit the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbour, which marks the resting place of some of those killed during the 1941 Japanese attack that brought the US into the second world war, CNA said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"833de8f8-0faf-476e-989d-edd1d50201b7\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:13,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Tariffs, tech and Taiwan: how China hopes to Trump-proof its economy&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;833de8f8-0faf-476e-989d-edd1d50201b7&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/08\/tariffs-tech-and-taiwan-how-china-hopes-to-trump-proof-its-economy&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hawaii and Guam are home to major US military bases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">China also vowed \u201cresolute countermeasures\u201d on Sunday to a recently approved US arms sale to Taiwan, saying it had lodged a complaint over the sale, which it said seriously infringed on China\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The US State Department approved the potential sale \u2013 worth an estimated $385m \u2013 of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Friday, a few hours before Lai set off from Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Taiwanese leader\u2019s trip comes as the Republican US president-elect, Donald Trump, prepares to take office in January. Taipei publicly congratulated him on his victory. During his campaign, Trump suggested Taiwan should pay the US for its defence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Taiwanese presidents often make use of what are officially only stopovers in the US to meet friendly US politicians and give speeches. Such stopovers are typically on visits to far-flung allies in the Pacific, Latin America or the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThis trip is the beginning of a new era of value-based diplomacy,\u201d Lai said. \u201cDemocracy, prosperity and peace are the expectations of the people of Taiwan, and they are also the values that I, as president, must actively promote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The US has only unofficial relations with Taiwan and follows a \u201cone-China\u201d policy under which it recognises Beijing diplomatically, but the US government is obliged by law to supply the island with the means to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Taiwan\u2019s government rejects Beijing\u2019s sovereignty claims and says it has a right to engage with the world and for its leaders to travel abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><em>With Reuters and Agence France-Presse<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/01\/taiwan-president-stops-in-hawaii-during-pacific-tour-drawing-ire-from-china\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taiwanese president, Lai Ching-te, has begun a two-day US stopover in Hawaii as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132156\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}