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.
“I’m energized to spend this week building new relationships, reinforcing longtime ones, and strengthening key sector partnerships with Taiwan and South Korea,” Holcomb wrote on Twitter.
He termed his visit to Taiwan and South Korea an “economic development trip,” saying he was the first U.S. governor to come to Taiwan since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago…