From left, former U.S. senator Chris Dodd, is greeted by Brant Christensen director of American Institute in Taiwan, center as Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at right looks on in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 14. (AP Photo)
TAIPEI--Taiwan’s president and an unofficial delegation of former senior U.S. government officials sent by President Joe Biden reaffirmed “rock solid” U.S.-Taiwan ties, amid heightened tensions with China.
The U.S. has expressed a “rock solid support for Taiwan,” President Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday in opening remarks before the two sides met in Taipei, the island’s capital.
“I can see with confidence that the United States’ partnership with Taiwan is stronger than ever,” former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd said. “We share deep economic ties and mutual commitment to democratic values, and critically important security partnership.”