Explainer: Why is China so angry about the Taiwan vice president’s US trip?

Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai arrives at the Lotte Hotel in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, the day after Taiwan Vice President William Lai returned to Taipei after making two stopovers in the United States as part of a trip to Paraguay, angering China which views him as a separatist and a “troublemaker”. Here are the key issues in Taiwan-U.S., China-U.S. and Taiwan-China relations, and why China is so upset about Lai’s visit to the…