Four more US Representatives (3 Democrats and 1 Republican) led by Mark Takano, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, arrived in Taiwan on November 25, on a US military C40-C transport plane. This is the third delegation of US Congressmen to visit Taiwan this year. The delegation was received by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on November 25. In response, a spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theatre Command said the following day the Chinese army carried out “a naval and air force combat readiness patrol in the direction of the Taiwan Strait”. He said “This is a necessary measure in response to the current situation in the Taiwan Strait,” and pledged the army would “protect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation.” The spokesman stated “The army will continue to be on high alert and take all necessary measures to counter, at any time, any interference by external forces and any conspiracy by separatists aiming at the so-called ‘Taiwan independence’.”
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