US lawmakers to meet Lai in Taiwan: reportsNETWORKING: The US delegation plans to meet with senior members of the KMT and TPP, which an analyst called ‘essential’ to build support for security policiesBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterUS lawmakers are planning to visit Taiwan to show support for president-elect William Lai (賴清德), as well as potentially meet with members of opposition parties, the Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday. The Financial Times on Friday reported that US representatives Ami Bera, Andy Barr and Mario Diaz-Balart are to visit Taiwan in the coming weeks. “This could lead to a deadlock, as the DPP is unlikely to cooperate with the KMT,” it said. In the Jan. 13 legislative elections, the DPP secured 51 of the 113 seats in legislature, the KMT 52 and the TPP eight. To advance security policies such as increasing defense spending and weapons purchases, the support of both parties “is essential,” she said.
