Taiwan: Following Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-governing island, tensions with China have risen, but Taiwan's foreign ministry has welcomed the arrival of Japanese politicians.
Furuya Keiji, Chairman of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council, and Kihara Minoru, the council's secretary general, were welcomed to Taiwan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday, as per Taiwan News.
From August 22 to 24, two members of the Liberal Democratic Party will visit Taiwan. While there, they will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss strengthening defence arrangements with the US and to express their opinions on China's live-fire military drill.
According to Kyodo News, they will also examine proposals for sending a council delegation to Double Ten Day celebrations and taking part in a conference of lawmakers from Japan, the US, and Taiwan to discuss regional strategic issues.
Vice President Lai Ching-te, Premier Su Tseng-chang, Legislative Speaker You Hsi-kun, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, and Chair of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association Su Jia-chyuan are among the individuals Furuya and Kihara will meet with.
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