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U.S. Senators Visit Taiwan to Support Defense Budget

3/31/2026

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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) visited Taipei to back Taiwan's $40 billion defense budget stalled in parliament.
The delegation seeks to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan ties amid rising tensions with China.
Taiwan's budget funds missile defense and artificial intelligence.
Cheng Li-wun, opposition leader, plans China trip to promote peaceful relations despite Beijing's refusal to engage Lai Ching-te, who Beijing labels a separatist.

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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) visited Taipei to back Taiwan's $40 billion defense budget stalled in parliament.
The delegation seeks to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan ties amid rising tensions with China.
Taiwan's budget funds missile defense and artificial intelligence.
Cheng Li-wun, opposition leader, plans China trip to promote peaceful relations despite Beijing's refusal to engage Lai Ching-te, who Beijing labels a separatist.