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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 3, 2009

President of Taiwan's visit means traffic complications

Advertiser Staff

Honolulu police are advising motorists to expect traffic delays and road closures today and tomorrow during Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to Honolulu this weekend.

Specific travel times and routes are not being released because of security concerns.

Ma is on his way back to Taiwan after visits to Panama — where he attended the swearing-in of newly elected President Ricardo Martinelli — Honduras and Nicaragua.

AsianNews reported that Ma's scheduled meeting with Gov. Linda Lingle drew a rebuke from the Chinese government, which regards Taiwan as a "renegade province" and not an independent nation.