09.29
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker met with Taiwan's representative to the United States, Yu Ta-lei, on September 29, discussing U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and the situation in the Indo-Pacific.
09.29
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
On September 29, after Xi Jinping's visit to the United States ended, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Republican Senator Roger Wicker met with Taiwan's representative to the United States Robert Yu and issued a statement, calling for continued fulfillment of security commitments to Taiwan, stressing that the United States should not consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan, and demanding that the training, security assistance, and arms sale resources for Taiwan already authorized and appropriated by Congress be used in accordance with Congress's original intent.
09.22
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker spoke on the Senate floor, urging Trump not to invite Xi Jinping for a grand welcome and criticizing Xi Jinping as an unelected dictator.
09.22
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington
On September 22, US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker spoke on the Senate floor, publicly opposing Trump giving a grand welcome to Xi Jinping, and urged Trump to raise issues such as Chinese military expansion, Taiwan, Iran, and human rights in Xinjiang during their talks.