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China criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty
Senator Wicker met with Taiwan's President Lai to address rising Chinese military threats and discuss defense cooperation ahead of the US Senate's nearly $1 trillion defense bill.
- 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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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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OODA LoopChina criticizes U.S. senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty
A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. The pair's two-day visit to Taiwan follows stops in Hawaii, Guam, Tinian, Palau and the Philippines.
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China criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty
Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides.
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