Taipei:

A US congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, Washington’s de facto embassy in Taipei stated, days after China held army drills across the island in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s consult with.

Sunday’s unnannounced consult with got here after Pelosi infuriated Beijing by means of visiting Taiwan previous this month, sparking extraordinary air and sea drills that raised the possibility of war.

“Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), and Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS) will consult with Taiwan from August 14-15, 2022, as a part of a bigger consult with to the Indo-Pacific area,” the American Institute in Taiwan stated in a remark.

“The delegation will meet with senior Taiwan leaders to speak about US-Taiwan members of the family, regional safety, industry and funding, international provide chains, local weather trade, and different vital problems with mutual pastime,” it added.

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Taiwan’s international ministry hailed the delegation’s consult with as every other signal of heat ties between Taipei and Washington.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its honest welcome (to the delegation),” the ministry stated in a remark Sunday.

“As China is constant to escalate tensions within the area, the United States Congress has once more arranged a heavyweight delegation to consult with Taiwan, appearing a friendship that isn’t petrified of China’s threats and intimidation, and highlighting the United States’ robust toughen against Taiwan.”

The delegation will meet President Tsai Ing-wen and attend a ceremonial dinner hosted by means of Foreign Minister Joseph Wu throughout the consult with, the ministry added.

“The two facets will widely change perspectives on problems comparable to Taiwan-US safety and industry members of the family,” it stated.

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