TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two former senior U.S. officials will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for post-election talks and underscore the U.S. government's "longstanding interest" in peace across the Taiwan Strait, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said.
In a show of support for the government, a senior administration official said last week that President Joe Biden planned to send an unofficial delegation to the Chinese-claimed island.
"As we have done previously following a Taiwan presidential election, the U.S. government has asked former senior officials to travel in their private capacity to Taiwan," AIT said, adding its U.S.-based Chair Laura Rosenberger would be accompanying.
China has stepped up its military and political pressure against Taiwan over the past four years.
Both have offered talks with China but been rebuffed.
Persons:
Lai Ching, Joe Biden, Biden, Stephen Hadley, State James Steinberg, Laura Rosenberger, Taiwan's, Lai, Tsai Ing, Ben Blanchard, Michael Perry, Christian Schmollinger
Organizations:
U.S, Democratic Progressive Party, The American Institute, National Security, State, Reuters
Locations:
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Taipei, Beijing, U.S, China