Tsai cannot expunge fact that Taiwan part of China

Before her flight to Los Angeles, where she is making a stopover en route to Belize and Paraguay, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen spoke of remaining "firm so that no one can obliterate Taiwan's existence".

And she is right, Beijing must adamantly oppose her attempts to obliterate the truth of the island's existence.

Since her first day in office, Tsai has never stopped trying to obscure the fact that the island is not an independent country but part of China.