New Taiwan president plans Hawaii visit on sensitive trip to Pacific

WASHINGTON, D.C.:/TAIPEI: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning to visit Hawaii and maybe Guam in the coming weeks on a trip to Taipei's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, sources told Reuters.

The trip is sensitive and comes shortly after the U.S. election.

Taiwan's President Lai, in office since May, has yet to travel abroad. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, opposes Lai's international e