
Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te is planning a US “stopover” trip in August that could take him to New York and Texas en route to South America, sources said, a move that is bound to anger Beijing.On Monday, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena confirmed that Lai would visit his country next month.
Paraguay is the only country in South America and one of only 12 worldwide to recognise the self-governing island, down from 22 a decade ago.Analysts said Lai might add Guatemala and Belize, two...