The Legislative Yuan USA Caucus is sending a cross-party delegation on a three-day visit to the US starting on Monday, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator and caucus deputy director Charles Chen (陳以信) said yesterday.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政), director of the caucus, cannot join the group due to prior commitments, said Chen, who is leading the delegation.
The group is to visit the US Congress, the Department of State and the Department of Defense to discuss recent developments in Taiwan-US relations with US lawmakers and officials from US President Joe Biden’s administration, he said.
Photo: Wang Chu-hsiu, Taipei Times
The trip has been arranged in response to the visits by many US lawmakers — including US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi early last month — to voice their support for Taiwan, he said.
However, it is not only a courtesy call, but is aimed at furthering and deepening Taiwan-US parliamentary ties, he said.
The delegation is to include KMT legislators Sandy Yeh (葉毓蘭), Jennifer Chen (陳玉珍), Chang Yu-mei (張育美) and Wong Chung-chun (翁重鈞), and DPP Legislator Mark Ho (何志偉).
The group’s itinerary was set up with the assistance of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US and the American Institute in Taiwan, Charles Chen said.
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