Taiwan says it has contigency plans for any moves by China during president's overseas visit

Taiwan's defence ministry has contigency plans for any moves by China during Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's overseas visit, Deputy Defence Minister Po Horng-huei told reporters ahead of a parliament session on Wednesday.

Tsai will make sensitive stopovers in the United States on her way to and from Central America that could inflame China-U.S. tensions, but Taipei's government would not confirm a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.