https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-143aebea0f425aaaaabaa72b40e53bc1
More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days
after Pelosi trip
Associated Press, by Johnson Lai & Ken Moritsugu
Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/14/2022 10:40:08 AM
Taipei, Taiwan — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that prompted an angry China to launch days of threatening military drills around the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its control. The five-member delegation, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, will meet President Tsai Ing-wen and other officials to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment and other issues, the American Institute in Taiwan said. The institute represents the U.S. government, which does not have official ties with Taiwan. China responded to Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit by sending