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US lawmakers touch down in Taiwan — second time in a month

Five members of the House arrived in Taiwan Thursday where the trip will focus on security matters amid rising tensions in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

Mark Takano, Colin Allred, Elissa Slotkin, Sara Jacobs and Nancy Mace are the members who are visiting and are expecting to fly out Friday.

The US officially has no ties with Taiwan officially (like many countries), but it the island’s most important arms supplier and international backer, angering Beijing.

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