Indiana Governor Is Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan Amid China Tensions

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb takes part in a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (not pictured) on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 26, 2018. Chris Wattie/Reuters

TAIPEI—The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Aug. 21, becoming the latest official from the United States to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from the Chinese regime not to allow such trips.

Gov. Eric Holcomb wrote on Twitter that he would also be visiting South Korea, while Taiwan’s presidential office said he would meet with President Tsai Ing-wen on Aug. 22.