A leading Congressional Republican is planning a tour of Asia that will likely include a stop in Taiwan.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that he intends to visit the democratic island later in the year to assist it in the struggle against communist China’s repressive overtures.
“I have a trip planned in the springtime to visit Taiwan, and also Japan and South Korea, who are our allies in this war of oppression versus democracy and freedom,” McCaul said during a Feb. 7 interview with The Epoch Times.
A spokesperson for McCaul’s office separately confirmed that McCaul is planning a visit to Asia, which will focus on strengthening the United States’ alliances in the region, but said that a date and itinerary had not yet been set….}