US Senator Arrives in Taiwan, Defying the CCP

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) is greeted by Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu (R), Director-General, Taiwan's dept. of North American Affairs, as she arrives on a plane in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 25, 2022. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP

TAIPEI—A U.S. lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday on the third visit by a U.S. dignitary this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt the trips.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) arrived in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on board a U.S. military aircraft, live television footage from the downtown Songshan Airport showed. She was welcomed on the airport tarmac by Douglas Hsu, director general of Taiwan’s foreign affairs ministry, Blackburn’s office said.