Taiwan’s Lai wraps up Pacific tour as region eyes China’s next move

Taiwan’s Lai wraps up Pacific tour as region eyes China’s next move

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday was concluding the first overseas trip of his term, which took him to the three Pacific island states that still recognize Taipei and raised concerns that China could retaliate with another round of war games.

The tour of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, with stops in the U.S. territories of Hawaii and Guam, already brought condemnations from Beijing, which seeks to quash any diplomatic engagement with Taipei.