US Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan as Tensions in Strait Simmer
- Group led by Mike Gallagher to meet meet island’s leadership
- Cross-strait friction rose over deaths of Chinese fishermen
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A delegation of US lawmakers led by Republican Mike Gallagher delivered a strong message of support for Taiwan on the first day of a visit that may exacerbate an already fraught relationship between the island and China.
The group met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President and president-elect Lai Ching-te and legislative leaders in Taipei Thursday. Gallagher, who chairs the House’s China committee, has previously called for bolstering the island’s defenses and curbing the US’s economic ties with the Asian nation.