Overview

• Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei for meetings with President Lai Ching‑te and other senior officials.
• Wicker told Lai that Congress remains committed to Taiwan and said a free country like Taiwan has the right to remain free and preserve self‑determination.
• The senators signaled potential new Taiwan provisions in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act, offering no specifics.
• The American Institute in Taiwan said talks cover U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment.
• Beijing’s Foreign Ministry protested the trip as undermining China’s sovereignty, as the delegation concluded earlier stops in Hawaii, Guam, Tinian, Palau and the Philippines, with some U.S. lawmakers voicing concern that pursuit of a China trade deal could sideline regional security priorities.