GOP Indiana Gov Is Latest US Official To Visit Taiwan

Axios reports:

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) arrived in Taiwan Sunday as part of a U.S. delegation on a four-day trade trip, officials in Taipei announced.

A U.S. congressional trip to Taiwan led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) last week further angered China’s government, which earlier this month conducted military drills near the self-governing island to protest House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

Holcomb met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, where Tsai spoke of Taiwan’s willingness to work with the U.S. and other allies to ensure supplies of semiconductors, which she called “democracy chips,” Reuters reported.

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