Beijing Supporters Attack Pro-Taiwan Contingent During Taiwan President’s New York Visit

Pro-China and Pro-Taiwan supporters engage in scuffles outside Grand Hyatt hotel, where Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is supposed to stay during her visit to the U.S., in New York City, U.S., on July 11, 2019. Carlo Allegri/Reuters

New York—While hundreds of pro-China protesters and pro-Taiwan supporters awaited Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s arrival in New York City on July 11, skirmishes broke out between the two sides.

Waving red China flags, opponents of Tsai chanted slogans and broke into fights with Taiwan supporters in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, where she was due to stay for two nights while on her way to visit several Carribean nations.