Taiwan president's Hawaii trip draws Chinese anger

Lai Ching-te's trip to the US state is being billed as a stopover, but has been condemned by Beijing.

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The trip is being billed as a stopover as part of a Pacific tour, but comes amid long-running tensions between the US and China and growing concerns about the possibility of conflict over Taiwan.

After arriving in Hawaii, Lai said war would have "no winners" and that "we have to fight together to prevent war".

China's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemns" the visit and that it had "lodged serious protests with the US".

China considers Taiwan - which broke away in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War - to be part of its own territory, and opposes any diplomatic engagement with it by other countries.

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