CNN —US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days after Beijing surrounded the island with massive military exercises.
US Representative Michael McCaul, Republican-Texas, has vowed to bolster Taiwan's deterrence against China.
China’s military drills, he said, were “to express their displeasure with President Lai, a president democratically elected by the people of Taiwan.”But he added they had another objective.
The delegation also met with Lai, Taiwan’s new leader, on Monday morning.
China responded with a show of military force and later imposed sanctions on McCaul.
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