Taiwan's president departs for Pacific visit with 2-day stop in US

F-16 jets escort the plane of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who embarked on a trip to visit Taiwan's allies in the Pacific, on Nov. 30, 2024. Lai's weeklong tour will include stopovers in the United States, which has ignited fiery threats from Beijing.

Taiwan's president departed Saturday on a trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the United States, his first since assuming office.