Taiwan’s President Heads to the U.S., Bracing for China’s Retaliation

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan heads to the United States, she is laying out a diplomatic agenda calibrated to strengthen ties with the West and assert her island’s autonomy, while trying to avoid moves that might ignite a crisis with China.

Ms. Tsai is stopping in the United States before continuing on to Central America, a trip aimed at raising Taiwan’s profile…