Four House Armed Services Committee members will meet with their Asian allies on trade and security
Four US congressmen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a three-day series of meetings on trade and economic issues, bilateral relations, and regional security, the island’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. They are the third such group to visit this month amid rising tensions with China.
The group includes Republicans Brad Wenstrup (Ohio) and Michael Waltz (Florida) as well as Democrats Seth Moulton (Massachusetts) and Kai Kahele (Hawaii). All four are members of the Armed Services Committee, while Wenstrup leads the Defense Intelligence and Soldier Support Group and Kahele is a member of the Combat Readiness Group. Rather than traveling as one group, Wenstrup and Moulton will lead separate delegations, according to the Ministry.
The delegations are set to meet with President Tsai Ing-Wen as well as National Security Council Secretary-General…
