Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te touched down in Hawaii over the weekend and spoke by phone with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as China slammed the U.S. for the visit and for selling weapons parts to Taipei.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te stops over at Hawaii and Guam as part of a week-long trip in the South Pacific, as Beijing warns the United States to handle the Taiwan issue with "utmost caution".

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during an upcoming trip to the Pacific, prompting condemnations from China, which could respond by staging a fresh round of military drills near the island democracy.