Lai Ching-te has conducted only limited overseas travel as Taiwan president, including a 2024 Pacific Islands trip with transits through Hawaii and Guam but no continental U.S. stop. A planned 2025 visit to diplomatic partners in Latin America, which included proposed New York and Dallas transits, was postponed after the Trump administration declined approval for the New York leg amid U.S.-China trade talks. As of late September 2026, Lai has made no mainland U.S. visit, though Taiwan’s foreign minister recently transited Los Angeles and Phoenix en route to Central America. U.S. policy on high-level Taiwan transits remains sensitive to Beijing’s objections and broader bilateral economic negotiations, while Lai continues to host U.S. congressional and state delegations in Taipei to advance defense and technology ties. These diplomatic constraints and U.S.-China dynamics shape trader assessments of any near-term visit.