US Congressional Delegation Visit to Taiwan

On a visit to Taiwan, which is in a sovereignty conflict with China, the US Congressional delegation met with Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the island’s government.

According to the Taiwanese agency CNA, the delegation made up of the members of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party Ro Khanna, Jake Auchincloss and Jonathan Jackson and the Republican Party Tony Gonzales was received by Tsai.

Tsai thanked the US parliamentarians for their visit and expressed that they hope that their contacts on the Island will be an opportunity to develop technological cooperation in the design and manufacture of chips, renewable energy, and next-generation mobile cell infrastructure. Emphasizing that Taiwan and the US should increase their military cooperation, Tsai said, “In the next stage, we will cooperate more actively with the US and other democratic partners in addressing the problems created by authoritarian expansionism and climate change.” .

Ro Khanna, who led the delegation, said: “We are here to reiterate that the United States and Taiwan share common values, a commitment to democracy and freedom.” he used the phrase.

The visit of the former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to the Island in August 2022, caused great tension between Washington and Beijing.

The visit of Pelosi, the first speaker of the US House of Representatives to visit the island, which is in a sovereignty conflict with China after 25 years, provoked a reaction from Beijing, which saw the island as part of its territory, and the Chinese military began military exercises around the island after the visit.

Beijing, emphasizing the “one China principle”, opposes Taiwan establishing independent diplomatic relations with the world’s countries, its representation in the United Nations and other international organizations, and stipulates that countries that recognize it should break their relations. diplomatic with Taiwan. (AA)