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Two House Republicans to meet with the leader of Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition party
The lawmakers will press Cheng Li-wun on higher defense spending as Taiwan faces scrutiny over a $14 billion U.S. arms sale, officials said.
- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., are meeting with Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Kuomingtang Party, this week in Washington.
- Cheng advocates for peaceful reunification of Taiwan with Beijing, and Rep. Kim intends to "seek greater clarity" regarding Cheng's April meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to spokesperson Ellie Gilchrist.
- Rep. Kim plans to encourage the Kuomingtang Party to support more defense spending, calling it an "important demonstration of Taiwan's commitment to self-defense and deterrence." Last month, Taiwan's legislature passed a $25 billion special defense budget.
- Administration officials expressed disappointment that Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's arms request was reduced, while President Donald Trump considers a $14 billion arms sale for Taipei.
- "I'll always talk to him," Trump told reporters on Air Force One last Friday regarding a potential call with Lai, a prospect coinciding with the party's visit and scrutiny of the administration's Taiwan posture.
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