Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has stepped into the Taiwan crisis, landing there (Sunday) as part of a Congressional delegation, just 12-days after Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit set off days of menacing Chinese military drills around Taiwan. KHJ Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports…
Even as Congresswoman Uifaatali touched down in Taiwan, Chinese warplanes and naval ships continued crossing the midpoint of the Taiwan Strait, upending the decades’ long status quo, keeping the peace.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit two-weeks ago, set off days of PRC live-fire exercises around Taiwan, but she defended her cause:
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That, as Uifa’atali and other island leaders understand full-well what happens if China is allowed to dominate the nearby ‘first island chain’…
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And then, there’s the Solomons, site of the historic World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. House Foreign Affairs Ranking Republican Michael McCaul…
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…the PRC’s economic development and integration strategy across nearly 150 countries…
The Congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Chair Ed Markey was to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as well as the Legislature’s Foreign and National Defense Committee on a range of issues including security and trade.
China accuses the US of boosting Taiwan independence forces with military sales and meetings with Taiwan officials.
The US Taiwan Relations Act renounces Taiwan independence and calls for peaceful resolution of cross Strait differences, but China’s military escalation even before the Pelosi visit has set off new confrontation.
Biden Deputy Assistant Kurt Campbell says the US will send warships and planes through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks and announce in coming days a roadmap for trade talks with Taiwan.
