Taiwan receives its fourth visit in a month from a US delegation as tensions with China grow

MADRID, 26 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of Taiwan has received this Friday its third visit in a month by a delegation from the United States Congress as tensions with China grow due to these meetings.

The last to visit the island was Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn, who met this Friday with the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing Wen, in the first of several appointments scheduled for the next three days.

Blackburn, who sits on a Senate defense committee, thanked President Tsai for her "strong leadership in opposing the Chinese Communist Party," assuring her that the American people stand with Taiwan.

"Making the long trip to Taiwan is a sign of the strong support of the United States Congress," said Tsai, who believes that this type of visit reinforces their "determination" to defend themselves.

Tsai has been busy this week receiving American politicians since, before Blackburn, the governor, also a Republican, of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, already walked around earlier in the week.

In mid-August, it was Democratic Senator Edward Markey who was also encouraged to travel to Taiwan, leading a delegation in which Republicans also participated, to show Washington's support for the "growing authoritarian pressure" that Beijing is exerting against a territory that it considers yours.

Before them, the Taiwan authorities had the opportunity to receive what is so far the most important visit, that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, at the beginning of the month, provoking an angry response from China. , which considered putting into practice military exercises.

In the last decade, at least 150 congressmen from the United States have officially traveled to Taiwan, including 34 during the current administration of Joe Biden. These types of meetings are viewed with suspicion by Beijing, which considers them a threat to its sovereignty.