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 | Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian waves to supporters as he leaves his hotel in Honolulu, August 30, 2004. President Chen made a brief controversial stopover in Hawaii on his way to visit two Latin American countries this week. Many Taiwanese American and supporters for an independent Taiwan waited for several hours outside his hotel. China urged the United States not to allow Chen to visit the United States. click to open  |  | Chinese-Americans and supporters of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian waves outside his hotel in Honolulu, August 30, 2004. President Chen made a brief controversial stopover in Hawaii on his way to visit two Latin American countries this week. Many Taiwanese American and supporters for an independent Taiwan waited for several hours outside his hotel. China urged the United States not to allow Chen to visit the United States. click to open |  | Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian gives a speech at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, August 30, 2004 before boarding a plane for Hawaii. Chen is embarking on a seven-day trip to Panama and Belize, with brief stopovers in Hawaii and Seattle. China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, has urged the United States not to allow Chen to set foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations. click to open |  | Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian shakes hands with officials at the Chiang Kai Shek International Airport on August 30, 2004 before boarding a plane for Hawaii. Chen is embarking on a seven-day trip to Panama and Belize, with brief stopovers in Hawaii and Seattle. China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, has urged the United States not to allow Chen to set foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations. click to open |
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