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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers flew to Taiwan for an official visit Thursday, defying threats from the Chinese government.
Lawmakers from both the House and Senate landed in the country Wednesday morning to a warm welcome from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. The Chinese government soon released a statement condemning the visit.
The lawmakers visiting were Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Richard Burr of North Carolina, and Rob Portman of Ohio, Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, and Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
The lawmakers are among the most high-level U.S. officials to visit Taiwan, a territory of China. Mainland China argues Taiwan is a rogue region of China and not an independent country.
The U.S. has tenuously respected that designation for decades, even while sending military aid and occasional visits from U.S. officials to support Taiwan.
“China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the U.S. and China’s Taiwan region,” the spokesperson for the Chinese government tweeted Thursday.
Fears that China may move to invade Taiwan have risen in recent years, thanks to China’s increasing aggression in the region, including frequent air force flights near Taiwan’s airspace.
The issue has also been highlighted thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Observers say Russia’s invasion may embolden China to take action on its own.
The U.S. delegation in Taiwan will meet with President Tsai and is scheduled to depart Friday.
Original Article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-lawmakers-taiwan-china-visit-warning-lindsey-graham
If Taiwan isn’t an independent country, how does it have a PRESIDENT?
The thugs and bullies of the planet! Can’t leave people to their own choices. We can thank Karl Marx this!
“The lawmakers are among the most high-level U.S. officials to visit Taiwan, a territory of China.”
Taiwan is NOT a “territory” of China, it is officially the Republic of China and is completely separate from the People’s Republic of China. Patriot Daily News needs to get it’s facts straight…
The MSM does exactly what China tells them to do. China owns the MSM, and our politicians, including Biden.
This I do agree with. Time to clean up our government and put China in it’s place. Take China down several notches!