Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is set to meet with the U.S. House speaker on Wednesday. A bipartisan group of senators quietly met with Taiwan’s president in New York last week, expressing support for the island’s independence and touting legislation that would impose stiff economic and financial sanctions against China if it invaded Taiwan. The meeting with Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Joni Ernst of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona was disclosed just as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing -wen and the Biden administration are heading into the most pivotal event in her closely watched travels through the U.S.

---