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By DIDI TANG<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday pledged firm support for the self-governed island of Taiwan as they welcomed Han Kuo-yu, president of Taiwan\u2019s Legislative Yuan, to Washington, at a time the Trump administration is reviewing a $14 billion arms sales package to Taiwan, months after it got preliminary congressional approval.<\/p>\n

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More than 30 House representatives, both Democratic and Republican, streamed into the reception at the Longworth House Office Building to show their support, including Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D.-California; Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Ted Lieu, a California Democrat who serves as the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Taiwan,\u201d declared McCaul, as he welcomed Han. \u201cIt\u2019s very important to me to say that the United States supports you, Mr. Speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support for Taiwan is bipartisan and bicameral \u2014 both houses, both parties,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cIt\u2019s about peace. It\u2019s also about commerce in terms of keeping the ships able to travel here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Han, who is leading an eight-person parliamentary delegation, arrived in the nation\u2019s capital on Tuesday night after a stop in Phoenix, Arizona, where the chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is building new fabs and producing advanced chips crucial to powering the A.I. boom. TSMC is the poster child of Taiwan\u2019s importance to the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n

The delegation met seven Democratic senators earlier Wednesday, including New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It wasn\u2019t clear if Republicans senators also met the visiting lawmakers.<\/p>\n

The Democrats called on the Trump administration to move ahead with the $14 billion in arms sales to Taiwan without further delay. \u201cWe remain committed to maintaining close and friendly relations with Taiwan, providing Taiwan with arms for self-defense and supporting deterrence against growing coercion from the People\u2019s Republic of China,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Taiwan, which Beijing claims to be part of the Chinese territory and vows to seize by force if necessary, is a highly thorny issue in U.S.-China relations. Washington is obligated by a domestic law to provide the island with sufficient hardware to fend off any invasion from the mainland. President Donald Trump, after his May trip to Beijing, has said he would be reviewing the $14 billion arms sales package, which Beijing strongly opposes. Trump also has suggested that the arms sales package could be a bargaining chip. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. policy on Taiwan remains unchanged.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, several U.S. lawmakers showed their support for the arms sales package.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m here today \u2026 to affirm in the strongest terms that Taiwan is not a bargaining chip. It is an island of freedom. And we need to do all we can to preserve it,\u201d said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D.-Texas. \u201c I believe we need to make available every weapon that Taiwan needs in its defense as quickly as it becomes possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieu criticized the Trump administration for holding up the $14 billion package. \u201cI urge the administration to reverse that and to allow their arms sale to proceed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Han, who is a member of Taiwan\u2019s opposition KMT party, in his speech complimented the U.S. for its achievements in the past 250 years and said the island, like the U.S., cherishes the value of freedom and democracy and that both sides shoulder the responsibilities of safeguarding the democratic system and of maintaining regional stability and peace.<\/p>\n

Han touted the robust trade between Taiwan and the U.S. The island of 23 million people has surpassed Germany as the fourth-largest trading partner of the U.S., largely driven by the demand for Taiwan\u2019s advanced chips and other tech hardware.<\/p>\n

Han also urged the U.S. to help Taiwan gain more international space. No country can have diplomatic ties with both Beijing and Taipei because of China\u2019s territorial claim over the island. Only 12 governments, including the Holy See, still recognize Taiwan\u2019s statehood. Beijing also has kept Taiwan out of many international organizations, including the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the international stage, Taiwan feels very lonely in its heart,\u201d Han said. \u201cI am here asking Taiwan\u2019s good friends in Congress \u2026 to help us participate in global activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Han is scheduled to leave on Friday for the inaugural nonstop flight by the Taiwanese carrier EVA Air between Washington Dulles International Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which has also been touted as proof of deepening U.S.-Taiwan ties.<\/p>\n

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