program. at the end of the trip we decided to go to taiwan and before we even stepped foot on a plane to taiwan, it was the chinese embassy pushing back very strongly against every member on that trip, demanding that we don t visit taiwan. and of course i don t get permission from china or communist china to do anything and so we ignored their demands and we went to taiwan anyway and because this was a buy part a san trip, we had an opportunity to meet with the minister of foreign affairs, the president of taiwan and others within their government structure and we did an innovation tour to see the technology that s going on and taiwan really is and can be a beacon of hope for every country that respects and wants to protect freedom and democracy around the world. it was china that flew eight planes across the air international defense zone during our development they re the during our visit. they re the ones showing aggression. why the united states and other
demanding we don t visit taiwan, i don t get permission from communist china to do anything, we ignored their demands and we went to taiwan anyway. molly: let s bring in former senior advisory to state department, kyron thank you for joining us. we appreciate your take on things. you had a chance to listen thank you. molly: you had a chance to listen to representative, saying she does not take her orders from china, this is the third trip that u.s. lawmakers made, a bipartisan trip. is it effective what they are doing the message they are sending? i think this is incredibly effective, i hope they continue to do it and put pressure on white house as much as on chinese government, because the bipartisan groups that make these journeys to taiwan, actually speak with clarity and resolve. and a commitment to the
program. at the end of the trip we decided to go to taiwan and before we even stepped foot on a plane to taiwan, it was the chinese embassy pushing back very strongly against every member on that trip, demanding that we don t visit taiwan. and of course i don t get permission from china or communist china to do anything and so we ignored their demands and we went to taiwan anyway and because this was a buy part a san trip, we had an opportunity to meet with the minister of foreign affairs, the president of taiwan and others within their government structure and we did an innovation tour to see the technology that s going on and taiwan really is and can be a beacon of hope for every country that respects and wants to protect freedom and democracy around the world. it was china that flew eight planes across the air international defense zone during our development they re the during our visit. they re the ones showing aggression. why the united states and other