Monday, August 15, 2022
Islamabad (Urdu Point. DW Urdu. August 15, 2022) President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen met the five-member delegation of the American Congress on Monday. The US Congress delegation arrived in Taipei on Sunday, 12 days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan.It is said to be aimed at "further reaffirming US support for Taiwan".
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu invited the delegation of the US House of Congress to visit Taiwan.
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the visit of the new delegation as another sign of the warm relations between Taipei and Washington. The US delegation met with the Taiwanese president on Monday morning for talks, but Taiwanese media did not release details on the matter.
As China escalates tensions in the region, the US Congress has once again organized an important delegation to visit Taiwan," it said in a statement. It demonstrates a friendship that is not intimidated by China's threats and intimidation, and underscores America's strong support for Taiwan.
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China considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province, and when Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan two weeks ago, to express her fury, she built the largest ever border around the island. had started military exercises, which are still going on.
US support for Taiwan
Other members of the delegation include Democrats John Garamandi and Alan Lowenthal of California, Don Beer of Virginia and Republican Uma Amata Coleman Radiogan of American Samoa, the US Embassy in Taipei said of the visit.
Senator Markey, who led the delegation, also chairs the US Senate subcommittee on East Asia, Pacific Foreign Affairs and International Cyber Security.
A statement from his office said the US lawmakers would "reaffirm US support for Taiwan" as well as "encourage stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait".
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The Chinese government considers Taiwan a part of itself and objects to any official contact by foreign governments with Taipei. Beijing has scaled down the drills it had started around Taiwan, but continued military drills on Sunday.
Taiwan's defense ministry said it had detected 22 Chinese aircraft and six ships in and around the Taiwan Strait.
(AFP, AP, Reuters)
