CHINESE authorities slammed today the Taiwanese president’s plan to stop in Hawaii and Guam during a trip to the South Pacific.

President of the Chinese breakaway province of Taiwan Lai Ching-te is set to leave Taiwan tomorrow for a week-long trip to visit the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau — three diplomatic allies of the island regime.

Mr Lai’s office confirmed today that he will make stopovers in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam.