Taiwan’s President Visits US, as Former President Makes Trip to China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party is visiting the United States, while former President Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang opposition party made a cross-strait journey to mainland China for an ancestor worship trip.
Observers say that in the next 10 days, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party or Kuomintang (KMT) will debate fiercely over pro-U.S. and pro-China topics, as the parties ramp up toward Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election.
Tsai set off to visit Central American allies on March 29, stopping in New York along the way. While passing through New York on March 30, she received the Global Leadership Award from the Hudson Institute. She’s scheduled to transit through Los Angeles on her return trip on April 5, when she’ll give a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and also is expected to meet with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)….}