Members of Chinese communities in San Francisco Bay Area gather in front of the hotel where Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's was staying in Burlingame, California, to protest her stopover in San Francisco after her trip to Central America. [Photo by Zhu Lin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Around 500 members of Chinese communities in San Francisco Bay Area gathered Saturday morning in front of the hotel where Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen was staying in Burlingame, California, to protest her stopover in San Francisco after her trip to Central America.

The demonstrators raised slogans such as "One China", "No Taiwan Independence", "Tsai is trouble maker". A spokesman of the organizers said they hoped Tsai would hear the voices of overseas Chinese and stop "Taiwan independence" attempts.