Kochi: Within a fortnight of the visit of US house Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, a US Congressional delegation has reached the island.
It was an unannounced visit of the five members of the Congress to the island where they would stay until Monday.
Pelosi’s visit had infuriated China which carried out a series of missile launches around it.
Taiwan said that China has 22 aircraft and naval ships near Taiwan strait.
The US considers the Congress members’ visit an attempt to learn more about the Indo Pacific region.
They are likely to discuss regional security, investment and trade and they have plans to call on President Tsai Ing-Wen on Monday.
China claims Taiwan as its province and is making plans to bring the island under its control even as the Taiwanese government and the people are ready to fight out China at all costs.
Even as the US does not officially recognise Taiwan, America is a big supplier of arms to the nation. Taiwan said it is militarily prepared to face any attack against it.
Taiwan has a constitution, democratically elected government and well trained and equipped armed forces run by three lakh troops.
Taiwan is officially called the Republic of China RoC having its capital at Taipei. Even though it was recognised as a country by the UN from 1949 to 1971, it is not in the UN and is identified as a territory. Only Vatican City and 13 of the 193 UN countries recognise Taiwan.
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