Your Monday Briefing: US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan
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Hello. We cover a visit by US lawmakers to Taiwan and Salman Rushdie's road to recovery.
In this photo from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a diplomat from the ministry greets the American delegation. Credit... Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via Associated PressA delegation of five US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan yesterday. Their visit came less than two weeks after a controversial trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that infuriated Beijing and prompted Chinese military exercises off the coast of Taiwan.
Taiwanese officials said they appreciated the US show of solidarity during escalating tensions with Beijing. The U.S. delegation plans to meet with Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, today and consult with the foreign affairs and national defense committees of Taiwan's legislature, Taiwan said.
China has no immediate response, but the presence of the five US lawmakers so soon after Pelosi's visit was likely to elicit a strong reaction and perhaps inspire more military exercises , analysts said.
Background: After Pelosi's visit, Beijing
Plus Salman Rushdie's recovery and his thoughts on a year of Taliban rule.
Hello. We cover a visit by US lawmakers to Taiwan and Salman Rushdie's road to recovery.
In this photo from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a diplomat from the ministry greets the American delegation. Credit... Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via Associated PressA delegation of five US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan yesterday. Their visit came less than two weeks after a controversial trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that infuriated Beijing and prompted Chinese military exercises off the coast of Taiwan.
Taiwanese officials said they appreciated the US show of solidarity during escalating tensions with Beijing. The U.S. delegation plans to meet with Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, today and consult with the foreign affairs and national defense committees of Taiwan's legislature, Taiwan said.
China has no immediate response, but the presence of the five US lawmakers so soon after Pelosi's visit was likely to elicit a strong reaction and perhaps inspire more military exercises , analysts said.
Background: After Pelosi's visit, Beijing
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