Taiwan's Vice President to Visit US, Risking China's Anger

Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-Te is expected to transit the US next month en route to Paraguay, as the Biden administration works to regularize diplomacy with China. While any visit to the US by Taiwanese officials typically frustrates Beijing, Taiwan is planning a "low-key" transit, and the Biden administration expects it to occur "without incident." Under the "One China" policy, the US acknowledges China's position that Taiwan is part of China but has never officially recognized Beijing's claim to the self-governing island. The US provides Taiwan defensive weapons but remains ambiguous on whether it would intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack.