Taiwan’s president is beginning a swing through the U.S. and Central America, a visit aimed at showing that her self-ruled island has allies as it faces a rising threat from China.
, a visit aimed at showing that her self-ruled island has allies as it faces a rising threat fromTaiwan was carefully calibrating President Tsai Ing-wen's stops in the United States, and as always forgoing any official meetings with senior U.S. leaders in Washington, in an effort to contain what China said would be a strong but as yet unspecified response.
Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he hopes any U.S. officials meeting unofficially with the president convey that American support forTaiwan is an important partner for Washington in the Indo-Pacific and a major recipient of U.S. military aid. The U.S.
Tsai's "transit is consistent with our long-standing unofficial relationship with Taiwan and is consistent with the United States' one-China policy, which remains unchanged,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters Wednesday. Her stops in Central America are expected to shore up Taiwan's partnerships there, after Honduras this month switched its diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China. Tsai accused China of using “dollar diplomacy” to lure away Honduras. Just 13 countries now officially recognize Taiwan.
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