Taipei –
Taiwan has the right to be free and “preserve self-determination,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress, told the island’s president Friday.
Wicker, a Republican, told Taiwan President Lai Ching-te during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei that he and his colleague, Sen. Deb Fischer, were visiting to get a better understanding of Taiwan’s needs and concerns.
“We come here from the United States bringing a message from the Congress of commitment, of long-term friendship and a determination that a free country like Taiwan absolutely has the right to remain free and preserve self-determination,” Wicker said.
