Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te’s stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during his first overseas visit to Taiwan’s Pacific diplomatic allies have signalled a Taiwan-US alliance to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative,

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s brief stop in Hawaii may have appeared understated – no formal US reception, no grand speeches – but its implications extend far beyond floral wreaths and banquets.

War has no winners and peace is priceless, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday in Hawaii after visiting a memorial to the attack on Pearl Harbor on a trip to the United States that has angered Beijing.