US EditionChina criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty
Senators Wicker and Fischer discuss Taiwan's planned defense budget exceeding 3% of GDP and upcoming US National Defense Authorization Act provisions amid rising China military pressure.
- The United States, led by Senator Roger Wicker, is visiting Taiwan to reinforce the partnership and support their right to self-determination during a congressional delegation trip.
- China has criticized the U.S. senators' visit to Taiwan, calling it a threat to its sovereignty and opposing official exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwan.
- The U.S. has long been Taiwan's largest arms supplier, despite not officially recognizing it as a country.
- Senator Roger Wicker stated that the visit aims to strengthen the partnership and security friendship agreement with Taiwan.
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China criticizes senators' Taiwan visit
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Insider PaperUS senator says Taiwan, United States the 'best of friends'
The head of the US Senate armed services committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain "the best of friends", during a trip to the democratic island claimed by China.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer, chairwoman of the committee's Strategic Armed Forces Subcommittee, are visiting Taiwan and met with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday (August 29).
Taiwan Has Right to Be Free and ‘Preserve Self-Determination,’ Senior US Senator Says
TAIPEI—Taiwan has the right to be free and “preserve self-determination,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress, told the island’s president on Friday. Wicker told Taiwan President Lai Ching-te during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei that he and his colleague, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), were visiting to get a better understanding…
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