The China Post
Date: October 28, 20173
By: Ralph Jennings, Associated Press
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen left Saturday for the
President Tsai Ing-wen waves goodbye ahead of her departure on Oct. 28, 2017. Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with Tuvalu starting from Saturday, Oct. 28. (CNA)
United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival China.
Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with Tuvalu while transiting through Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam. The three are among just 20 countries that extend Taiwan formal diplomatic recognition.
Tsai’s travels follow Panama’s switching of diplomatic relations to Beijing in June in what was seen as a major diplomatic setback for Taiwan.
“We want to prove to the world that Taiwan is capable of, and is willing to, make more contributions to the international community,” Tsai said Saturday ahead of her departure. [FULL STORY]
