New US delegation travels to Taiwan

A delegation of five legislators from USA arrived this sunday Taiwan to set up a work tour in the midst of the crisis with China, unleashed by the recent visit to the island of the president of the US House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

The American Institute in Taiwan, which represents the US government on the island, announced in a statement that the visit will last two days and will include meetings with Taiwanese leaders on regional security and trade.

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— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 12, 2022

The delegation, which is visiting other parts of the Indo-Pacific, is made up of Democratic Senator Ed Markey, Democratic Congressmen John Garamendi, Alan Lowenthal and Don Beyer, and Republican Congresswoman Amata Coleman Radewagen.

“The delegation will meet with senior Taiwanese officials to address US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment, global supply chains, the climate crisis, and other relevant issues of mutual interest,” the report said. American Institute.

According to international media such as the agency EphPelosi’s visit on August 2 exacerbated the tension between the United States and China, which considered the gesture as a show of support for the independence of the island, which it considers its territory, and responded with military maneuvers with live fire and sanctions. against Taiwan.

Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

In her first press conference after her trip, Pelosi said this week that the United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan and noted that the purpose of her visit was to reaffirm “the strong relationship” between her country and the island.

At all times, the White House has sought to distance itself from this visit and has stressed that it was a personal decision by Pelosi, in addition to maintaining that it continues to support the “one China” paradigm.

With information from Eph.