TAIPEI, Taiwan—A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit on Wednesday following a large Chinese show of force with fighter jets near the self-ruled island, and Beijing warned the trip will hurt its ties with France.
The group, led by senator Alain Richard, will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese economic and health officials, and the Mainland Affairs Council. Richard, a former French defense minister, previously visited Taiwan in 2015 and 2018, according to Taiwan’s semi-official Central News Agency, and heads the Taiwan Friendship Group in the French Senate.
