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Tsai Ing-wen meets with Alejandro Giammattei a few days after neighbouring Honduras switched diplomatic relations from Taipei to Beijing

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is taking their concerns about China to California next week where they plan to meet with top technology and entertainment executives, as well as with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Guatemala City (AFP) - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in Guatemala Friday on a visit to shore up ties with dwindling allies following a trip to the United States that angered China.

This week, former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou was on a trip through China as a private citizen, at the same time that Taiwan's current president, Tsai Ing-wen, was in the United States. Tsai's unofficial visit sparked diplomatic anger from Beijing, which considers the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its…

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan's defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Guatemala City (AFP) - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen began a visit to Guatemala and Belize on Friday to shore up ties with dwindling allies following a trip to the United States that angered China.

As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is going to unprecedented lengths to play down the importance of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States this week, as officials try to keep an already soured relationship with China from getting any worse.