Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Blackburn was due to meet President Tsai Ing-wen during her trip, which ends on Saturday, as well as top security official Wellington Koo and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during national day celebrations in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2021.

Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, representatives of Taiwan semiconductor manufacturers, academic leaders, and other government officials, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) press release.

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) led a delegation to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, as well as President of the Executive Yuan Su Tseng-chang and Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua for an in-depth exchange on various important issues in Taiwan-U.S.

Taiwan forces conducted live-fire war games in its biggest annual military exercise on May 25, 2017, presided by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island faces a growing threat from its cross-strait rival China.

President Tsai Ing-wen is ineligible for a third term, and William Lai will be the candidate for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The flamboyant businessman Terry Guo again appears to be the lead presidential candidate for the KMT.

However, it seems as though the DPP, under its candidate, Vice President Lai Ching-te, could be increasingly well-placed to take the presidency, replacing President Tsai Ing-wen, who cannot run for a new term.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) poses for photographs with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022. (Handout/Getty Images) In assessing her trip, Pelosi declared, "Yes, it was worth it.”

The group met Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Aug. 15. (L–R) U.S. Reps. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry Department of North American Affairs Director-General Douglas Hsu, U.S. Rep.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C) speaks during the National Day in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2020.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks about US exports of beef and pork to Taiwan in the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 28, 2020.

In her national address on Oct 10, President Tsai Ing-wen expressed regrets over China's escalating use of trade restrictions, military intimidation, and diplomatic pressure to undermine Taiwan's sovereignty.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen condemned the move Sunday on Facebook, pledging to assist and protect farmers in the face of "unreasonable market interference.”

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen also attempted to make the case for Taiwan’s membership in the WHO, saying she “hoped that all countries after experiencing this outbreak would better understand Taiwan's capabilities and areas of contribution, to seriously

(Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images) Ahead of Taiwan’s National Day on Oct. 10, some U.S. lawmakers have sent congratulatory letters to President Tsai Ing-wen to express their support.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed that U.S. troops are deployed on the island. It's the first official public confirmation from Taiwan in 40 years. Popular opinion among Washington bureaucrats has been to refrain from angering the CCP.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Ronald Raegan Presidential Library in Semi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

"We are aware that the pandemic situation has recently become more serious in China," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said in her New Year's remarks on Jan. 1.

(center L), after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (center R) at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022.

The Chinese regime refuses to recognize the island’s government and has increasingly sought to isolate the administration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Taiwan next week to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Feb. 21, noting that the visit underscores Washington's "unanimous bipartisan support" for Taiwan.

The incident came shortly after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that she ordered "strong countermeasures" against China's ongoing military provocations.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen had a New Year's message for China on Jan. 1: Military conflict is not the answer.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has sought to bolster military exchanges with the United States in the face of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) continued provocations against the self-ruled island.

President Tsai Ing-wen attends a Taiwanese Air Force fighter jets take-off and landing drill, as part of the annual Han Kuang drill, in Pingtung, Taiwan, on Sept. 15, 2021.

-Taiwan bond after meeting with Republic of China (Taiwan) President Tsai Ing-wen last week, China launched military drills around the island as a display of force.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen attends the flag-raising ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building of Taiwan in Taipei on Jan. 1, 2023.

Tsai Ing-wen deserves the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service.

Outgoing Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, who is a DPP member, has pursued defense spending increases throughout her time in office since 2016.

President Tsai Ing-wen has championed the concept of "asymmetric warfare," which involves developing high-tech, highly mobile weapons that are hard to destroy and can deliver precision attacks.