Taiwan Presidential Office/AFP Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Thursday called on like-minded governments to "safeguard democracy" during a visit to US territory Guam, his second stop on American soil in a Pacific tour that has angered Beijing.

Taiwan’s leader is visiting Guam in his second stop in U.S. territory on an ongoing overseas trip. President Lai Ching-te arrived Wednesday night from the Pacific Island country of Tuvalu.

(Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was in the U.S. territory of Guam on Wednesday, his second U.S. stopover in less than a week during a tour to reinforce ties with Pacific allies in the face of increasing Chinese pressure.