We have to 'fight together to prevent war', Taiwan's Lai says in US

This handout taken and released by Taiwan's Presidential Office on November 30, 2024 shows Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (L) posing with the Bishop Museum Director Dee Jay Mailer after gifting her with a souvenir in Honolulu, Hawaii. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived November 30 in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy.[AFP]

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in the United States on Saturday that we have to "fight together to prevent war", as he kicked off a week-long tour of the Pacific that has sparked fiery rhetoric from Beijing.