Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Chen Chien-jen (R) wave to members of the media during a event celebrating the upcoming Journalist Day, in Taipei, Taiwan, August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's vice president will next month visit the Vatican, its sole diplomatic ally in Europe, on a trip that could anger China as the Holy See looks for rapprochement with the world's most populous country.
Chen Chien-jen will be the special envoy for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who the Vatican invited for a Sept. 4 ceremony to declare Mother Teresa a saint, the Taiwan government said on Wednesday.
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