U.S. representatives visited Taiwan to meet with President Lai Ching-te and called his resolve a very important force in maintaining regional stability.

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U.S. allies are visiting Taiwan again. A congressional delegation led by U.S. Representative Zachary Nunn met with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday, praising the Taiwanese leader’s resolve as a crucial force for regional stability. The diplomatic momentum was further strengthened by U.S. Senator Jim Banks, who also arrived on Tuesday, making Taiwan his first Indo-Pacific stop. 

Nunn, as chair of the Republican Study Committee’s National Security Task Force, visited alongside Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Julie Fedorchak, and Jefferson Shreve. Lai commended their focus on "peace through strength". The delegation will discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations and cross-strait security before departing Saturday.

Nunn emphasized that Taiwan is facing unprecedented authoritarian pressure. Meanwhile, Banks, who recently questioned how U.S. arms sales aid Taiwan’s military, will stay until Thursday. 

Concurrently, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen's (鄭麗文) visit to China sparked debate. A Bloomberg op-ed framed Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) invitation as a warning to U.S. President Donald Trump that Taiwan is "none of your business." Contrasting Cheng’s trip, Lai reiterated that true peace requires strength, not "the charity of dictators," highlighting Taiwan's diverging political paths.