US congressional delegation visits Taiwan following 11 days of visit to Pelosi… Interview with the President, etc.
Taiwan “shows firm support for the US Congress”… Chinese media “wrong signal to Taiwan”
Amid heightened tensions between the US and China following the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, five members of the US Senate and House of Representatives visited Taiwan once more on the 14th.
The American Association of Taiwan (AIT), the US embassy in Taiwan, said in a statement today that five congressional delegations led by Democratic Senator Ed Mackie had visited Taiwan as part of an Indo-Pacific tour.
The trip to Taiwan was accompanied by Democrats John Garamendy, Alan Loensol and Don Bayer, and Republican Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen.
Rep. Macy arrived at Taipei Taoyuan Airport in the followingnoon of the same day, and four other lawmakers arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport on a US C-40C flight at around 7 pm.
The delegation will meet with local senior leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change and mutual concerns, AIT said.
The Office of the President of Taiwan announced that the delegation will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen on the morning of the 15th.
It is also reported that he will meet with Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Taiwanese lawmakers.
Their trip to Taiwan took place just 11 days following Chairman Pelosi, who visited Taiwan on the 2nd, spent two days and one night and left Taiwan.
China, which regards Taiwan as its territory, strongly resisted the visit of Chairman Pelosi, the third in the rank of power in the United States, and sent military aircraft into the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and conducted military training across the Taiwan Strait. Massive armed protests were held.
Relations between the US and China have also been extremely strained, with the US and the US also declaring a cessation of dialogue and cooperation in eight protests.
As the followingmath of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has not yet faded, it is noteworthy how China will respond as US lawmakers visit Taiwan once more.
Although the United States adheres to the ‘one China’ principle and does not support Taiwan’s independence, the United States is taking the position that the United States will continue to support Taiwan’s self-defense in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act.
He also countered that China’s armed protests were used as a political excuse to suppress Taiwan in order to become China, even though Chairman Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan was a regular visit at the parliamentary level.
AIT said in a statement that the visit to Taiwan by Rep. Macy and others “was made while China has been escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the region through military exercises,” and “shows once once more the unwavering support of the US Congress for Taiwan.” .
“When tensions in the Taiwan Strait are rising due to China’s military exercises, a US congressional delegation visited Taiwan to once once more show unwavering support for Taiwan and its determination to jointly carry out peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” said Chang Du-han, spokesman for the Taiwanese President’s Office. said.
“Through this exchange, we look forward to continuing to deepen the cooperative relationship between Taiwan and the United States to protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the region, and to strengthen the democratic strength of the world,” said Spokesperson Chang.
Chinese media reported the news of Congressman Mackie’s visit to Taiwan and said that “US lawmakers also traveled to Taiwan, China on a US military plane.”
China noted that Pelosi also used military aircraft during his visit to Taiwan, stressing that it was not an informal visit.
“Recently, American politicians have frequently visited Taiwan and sent a serious false signal to the Taiwanese independence forces,” Chinese media outlet Jingjae-kyung pointed out.
/yunhap news
