Taipei ¨C 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.
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