Taiwan’s President to Visit US in July, to Beijing’s Ire

Taiwan’s President to Visit US in July, to Beijing’s Ire
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at Taipei Port in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on May 4, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States in July while on her to visit Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on July 1, angering China.

The Chinese regime claims self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade Chinese province with no right to state-to-state relations, calling it the most sensitive issue in ties with the United States. The United States has no formal ties with Taipei, but is its chief diplomatic backer and supplier of arms.