TAIPEI—Six U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan’s chief on Friday in a present of assist for the island democracy, in a shock journey that alerts extra tension between Washington and Beijing.
The six-member delegation, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Menendez (D., NJ), blasted Beijing for what it described as China’s support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The go to prompted a navy response and indignant phrases from Beijing.
