Taiwan President to Visit Pacific Allies Amid China Pressure

Taiwan President to Visit Pacific Allies Amid China Pressure
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during "A Civil Society Dialogue on Securing Religious Freedom in the Indo-Pacific Region" forum in Taipei, Taiwan on March 11, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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TAIPEI— Taiwan’s president will visit three diplomatic allies in the Pacific next week and could make a stopover in U.S. territory, potentially angering China as it seeks to snatch away the self-ruled island’s few remaining diplomatic friends.

Last year, China persuaded the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, and El Salvador to forge relations with Beijing, leaving a dwindling number of governments that have formal ties with Taipei.