Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived on an official visit to the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, which he said was the first country he had visited since taking office in May, as part of a Pacific tour of diplomatic allies.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has wrapped up his visit to diplomatic ally the Marshall Islands and arrived in Tuvalu. It's part of a larger diplomatic trip to several Pacific Island nations and territories.

Taiwan's leader is visiting Guam on Thursday in his second stop in U.S. territory on an ongoing overseas trip.