US Support For Taiwan 'Firm', Lawmakers Tell President-elect Lai

This is handout photo by the Taiwan Presidential Office taken and released on January 25, 2024 shows US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (L) shaking hands with Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te during a meeting at the Presidential Office. Two US lawmakers met with Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te on January 25 to reaffirm Washington's support for the self-ruled island, which China claims as part of its territory. (Credit: AFP)

Two US lawmakers met Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday to reaffirm Washington's support for the self-ruled island, which China claims as part of its territory.

Lai won the January 13 poll despite warnings from Beijing that he would bring "war and decline" to Taiwan, securing a third term for the Democratic Progressive Party that rejects China's claim to the island.