Taiwan leader plans US stopover on diplomatic tour

Taiwan's leader will stop over in the United States during a visit to four Caribbean diplomatic allies in a move that could anger Beijing.China sees the self-ruling democratic island as part of its territory awaiting reunification, and bristles at countries that might lend Taiwan diplomatic support or legitimacy.Although Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, it has remained Taiwan's most powerful unofficial ally and biggest arms supplier.