At 11:40 p.m. on October 27 local time (5:40 p.m. on October 28, Taipei time), President Tsai Ing-wen and her delegation arrived at Honolulu International Airport. Honolulu is a transit stop on the president's current diplomatic mission, dubbed "Sustainable Austronesia, Working Together for a Better Future—2017 State Visits to Pacific Allies."

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 31 that the Republic of China (Taiwan) attaches great importance to relations with Pacific diplomatic ally Marshall Islands and expects exchanges to continue expanding across a broad spectrum of areas.

At 1:40 p.m. (local time) on the afternoon of Monday, October 30 (9:40 a.m. October 30, Taipei time), President Tsai Ing-wen and her delegation arrived at Amata Kabua International Airport in the Marshall Islands.

President Tsai Ing-wen departed on October 28 (Saturday) at 8:30 a.m. Taipei time on a trip with the theme "Sustainable Austronesia, Working Together for a Better Future—2017 State Visits to Pacific Allies."

President Tsai Ing-wen pledges to assist Republic of China (Taiwan) diplomatic ally Marshall Islands reach its sustainable development goals during an address at a welcome banquet Oct. 30 in the capital Majuro.

On Tuesday, October 31 at 10:15 AM (Taipei time 6:15 AM) President Tsai Ing-wen delivered an address at the parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The president is currently leading a delegation on a state visit to three of Taiwan's Pacific allies under the theme "Sustainable Austronesia, Working Together for a Better Future."

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 29 that Taiwan-U.S. relations are at an all-time high and the Republic of China (Taiwan) government welcomes the U.S.’s commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific.

On the morning of October 26, President Tsai Ing-wen attended the opening ceremony of a symposium titled Cross-Strait Exchanges: A 30-Year Retrospective and Prospects for the Future. She reiterated the Taiwan government's long-term position that "our goodwill will not change, our commitments will not change, we will not revert to the old path of confrontation, and we will not bow to pressure."

On the morning of October 28, President Tsai Ing-wen departed on her trip to visit three diplomatic allies in the Pacific—the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands. Her departure marked the beginning of an eight-day, seven-night trip with the theme "Sustainable Austronesia, Working Together for a Better Future—2017 State Visits to Pacific Allies." In remarks issued before boarding the plane, the president said this trip has two main goals.

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 24 that Taiwan and the U.S. should capitalize on strong bilateral relations in working together to further promote regional peace, stability and security.