US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan and Meet with New President Lai Ching-Te | EWTN News Nightly

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Tensions continue to rise near the Taiwan Strait between China and Taiwan. This week, a US Congressional delegation met with Taiwan's new leader in a show of support. It comes days after China held military drills around the self-governing island. Despite warnings from China, about a dozen US lawmakers visited Taiwan and met with its new president, Lai Ching-Te, just a week after he took office. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, Michael McCaul, who is leading the trip, said it was important to show support for a democratic ally, especially in the wake of on-going threats from Communist China. Representative McCaul says, "All democracies must stand together against aggression and tyranny. Whether it's Putin in Russia, the Ayatollah in Iran or Chairman Xi next door to us in China. An unholy alliance has eroded peace around the world." China sanctioned the Texas Republican after he visited Taiwan last April and Chinese TV released video of its military performing live ammunition drills near Taiwan. Taiwan answered back with maneuvers of its own. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf