Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, drawing criticism from China. Lai is to leave Taiwan on Saturday on a weeklong trip to visit the Marshall Islands,

Heritage Foundation senior fellow and Fox News contributor Michael Pillsbury discusses the implications of the Taiwanese president’s decision to stop in Hawaii and Guam during a South Pacific trip, and what it means for U.

Taiwan’s president departed for his trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the U.S., his first since assuming office, though few details about his itinerary are public