• Re: Dem US lawmakers visit Taiwan in unannounced trip on the heels of N

    From Benedict Milley@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Aug 14 23:25:36 2022
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    In article <t21q20$3avsm$[email protected]>
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Democrats are trying to provoke a war with China.


    A group of five U.S. lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Sunday in
    another high-level visit that comes just days after House
    Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China with a trip to the self-
    governed island.

    Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading the unannounced delegation.
    The group of lawmakers will meet with Taiwanese officials
    throughout Sunday. China has condemned such visits in the past,
    but has yet to release a statement regarding Markey's group.

    Other members of the delegation include Democratic Reps. John
    Garamendi of California, Alan Lowenthal of California, and Don
    Beyer of Virginia, and Republican Rep. Amata Radewagen of
    American Samoa.

    China has long claimed Taiwan as its territory, despite the
    island being democratic and self-governed.

    The Chinese military held extensive live-fire exercises
    surrounding Taiwan in the week following Pelosi's visit to the
    island.

    The Chinese regime argues the top-level visits violate the U.S.
    "One China" policy, which states that the U.S. acknowledges the
    People's Republic of China as the one and only government of
    China.

    Pelosi was the highest-level U.S. official to visit Taiwan since
    House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.

    A group similar to Markey's delegation also made a surprise
    landing in Taiwan in April, including Republican Sens. Lindsey
    Graham of South Carolina and Ben Sasse of Nebraska.

    This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lawmakers-visit-taiwan- unannounced-visit-heels-nancy-pelosi-uproar

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