President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to stop over in New York before visiting Guatemala and Belize. Though US officials insist her transit is in line with her predecessors, China is already threatening retaliation if Tsai meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Experts warn that the situation must be handled delicately
After Honduras severing of ties with Taiwan on Sunday, Paraguay will be the next front as it holds a presidential election in April, with Opposition candidate Efrain Alegre having vowed to re-evaluate relations with Taipei if he wins