The Visit to Taiwan of Senators Cornyn, Crapo, Lee, Tuberville and Representatives Gonzales and Ellzey

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November 15, 2021

 The Visit to Taiwan of Senators Cornyn, Crapo, Lee, Tuberville and Representatives Gonzales and Ellzey

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Representative Jake Ellzey (R-TX) visited Taiwan from November 9-11, 2021, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region.  The congressional delegation met with senior Taiwan leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, and other significant issues of mutual interest.

On November 10 they met with President Tsai Ing-wen, National Security Secretary General Wellington Koo, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (virtually via video conference), Deputy Foreign Minister Harry Tseng, and Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng.  In all of these meetings, the delegation had an opportunity to exchange views with Taiwan counterparts on a wide range of issues of importance to both the United States and Taiwan.