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Shaun TANDON

Senior US Lawmaker To Attend Taiwan Presidential Inauguration

Taiwan's new de facto ambassador to the US, Alexander Tah-ray Yui, and his wife Karen Lo arrive to meet with lawmakers at the US Capitol (Credit: AFP)

A top US lawmaker said Wednesday he would visit Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, a year after his last trip to the self-governing democracy provoked anger from China.

Representative Mike McCaul, who leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke alongside Taiwan's representative in Washington and lawmakers from both parties at an event in the US Capitol marking 45 years since a landmark law to support Taiwan.

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