TAIPEI

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, fourth from right, waves with U.S. senators to his right Democratic Sen. Christopher Coons of Delaware, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, members of the Armed Services Committee on their arrival at the Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, June 6, 2021. The bipartisan group of three U.S. senators arrived in Taiwan to meet with senior government officials and discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations and other issues in a trip that is likely to anger China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and objects to Taiwan being called a country. (Pool Photo via AP)

China lodges ‘solemn representations’ against U.S. after 3 senators visited Taiwan to strengthen ties

China lodged “solemn representations” after a bipartisan group of senators visited Taiwan to strengthen ties between Washington and Taipei. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) visited the island Sunday. They announced the U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.