Beijing, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises across the island to express its anger at this month’s visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The de facto US embassy in Taipei said the delegation was led by Senator Ed Markey, who was joined by four other lawmakers on what it described as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Taiwan’s presidential office said the team would meet with Tsai on Monday morning. “Especially at a time when China is raising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and in the area with military exercises, Markey as the head of a delegation to visit Taiwan once again shows the United States Congress’ firm support for Taiwan,” he said in a statement. her announcement. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry released photos of four of the group meeting at Songshan Airport in central Taipei having arrived on a US Air Force transport aircraft, while Markey arrived at Taoyuan International Airport. “The delegation will meet with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change and other important issues of mutual concern,” the de facto embassy said. of the USA. While China’s exercises around Taiwan have subsided, it still conducts military activities. Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 22 Chinese aircraft and six warships in and around the Taiwan Strait. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Writing from the Shanghai newsroom. Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Nick Macfie Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
