US will support Taiwan regardless of election results, Rep. Gallagher says on visit to island

House lawmakers visit Taiwan in show of support

House lawmakers focused on crafting U.S. strategy toward China arrived Thursday in Taiwan in a show of bipartisan support amid GOP stonewalling in Congress to address military aid to the island.  Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),…

US Lawmakers Arrive In Taiwan As Tensions In Strait Simmer

(Bloomberg) -- A delegation of US lawmakers led by Republican Mike Gallagher delivered a strong message of support for Taiwan on the first day of a visit that may exacerbate an already fraught relationship between the island and China.The group met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President and president-elect Lai Ching-te and legislative leaders in Taipei Thursday. Gallagher, who chairs the House’s China committee, has previously called for bo…

House Committee on CCP Visits Taiwan To Strengthen Ties

Members of the House Select Committee on the China Communist Party (CCP) have arrived in Taiwan for a congressional visit to show their support for the island and strengthen U.S.-Taiwan relations. Led by the committee’s chairman, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the bipartisan group arrived in Taipei on Feb. 22. The delegation is set to meet senior Taiwanese officials and discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, trade, and regional security, among other key …

US congressional visit to Taiwan begins amid heightened cross-strait tensions

Leading China hawk Mike Gallagher said US support for the island is ‘rock-solid’ and will remain so regardless of the result of November’s elections

US-Delegation - Republikanischer Abgeordneter Gallagher sichert Taiwan Unterstützung zu

Zum Auftakt des dreitägigen Besuchs einer US-Delegation in Taiwan hat der republikanische Abgeordnete Gallagher der Führung in Taipeh die Unterstützung seines Landes zugesichert.

China condemns US delegation visit to Taiwan as 'interference'

BEIJING -- China on Thursday condemned a US delegation visit to Taiwan as "interference", after the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on China arrived on the self-ruled island with four other lawmakers. "China always resolutely opposes any form of official exchange between the United States and Taiwan authorities, and resolutely opposes the United States' interference in Taiwan affairs in any way or under any pretext," foreign m…