Silicon Valley’s Ro Khanna Leads Congressional Trip to Taiwan

  • Trip comes amid heightened tensions between US and China
  • Antony Blinken postponed trip to China over balloon drama
Ro Khanna Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg
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Representative Ro Khanna is leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan Saturday to bolster economic ties as the relationship between Washington and Beijing comes under fresh strain.

Khanna, a California Democrat who represents much of Silicon Valley, will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Morris Chang, founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company as well as representatives from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Khanna’s office said in a press release.