Title:

 U.S. slams Taiwan president's planned visit to contested South China Sea island

Author:

J.R. Wu

Source:

Reuters

Date:

January 27, 2016

Description:

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's planned trip to the Taiwanese-held island of Itu Aba in the disputed South China Sea is "extremely unhelpful" and won't do anything to resolve disputes over the waterway, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.