In this image launched by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from left, U.S. Democratic House member Alan Lowenthal from California, Democratic House members John Garamendi, Donald Yu-Tien Hsu, Director-General, dept. of North American Affairs, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Democratic House member Don Beyer from Virginia and RepublicanRep Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, a delegate from American Samoa present for an image after showing up on a U.S. federal government aircraft at Songshan airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, Aug 14, 2022.
Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs|through AP
A delegation of U.S. legislators showed up in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day journey throughout which they will fulfill President Tsai Ing- wen, the 2nd top-level group to check out while there are military stress in between the self-ruled island and China.
Beijing, which declares democratically governed Taiwan as its own area, has actually performed military drills around the island to reveal its anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s see to Taipei in early August.
The de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei stated the delegation is being led by Senator Ed Markey, who is being accompanied by 4 House legislators on what it referred to as part of a bigger see to the Indo-Pacific area.
Taiwan’s governmental workplace stated the group would fulfill Tsai on Monday early morning.
“Especially at a time when China is raising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the region with military exercises, Markey leading a delegation to visit Taiwan once again demonstrates the United States Congress’ firm support for Taiwan,” it stated in a declaration.
Markey chairs the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia, Pacific, and International CybersecuritySubcommittee The co-leaders of the check out are Representative John Garamendi of the congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and Representative Don Beyer, a representative for Markey stated.
Markey’s workplace stated the legislators “will reaffirm the United States’ support for Taiwan as guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, U.S. – China Joint Communiques, and Six Assurances, and will encourage stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait.”
The group will fulfill “with elected leaders and members of the private sector to discuss shared interests including reducing tensions in the Taiwan Strait and expanding economic cooperation, including investments in semiconductors,” Markey’s workplace stated.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry released photos of 4 of the group being satisfied at Taipei’s downtown Songshan airport having actually gotten here on a U.S. flying force transportation jet, while Markey came to the Taoyuan global airport.
“The delegation will meet with senior Taiwan leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change, and other significant issues of mutual interest,” the de facto U.S embassy stated.
While China’s drills around Taiwan have actually eased off, it is still performing military activities.
Eleven Chinese military airplane crossed the Taiwan Strait’s average line or gone into Taiwan’s air defense zone on Sunday, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry stated. Thirteen aircrafts crossed the strait on Saturday, the ministry stated.
