U.S. will stand with Taiwan, senator tells President Tsai

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth reassured Taiwan Tuesday that the United States stands with the self-ruled island despite military and political threats from mainland China."The United States stands with Taiwan, and you will not stand alone," Duckworth told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in their meeting at the presidential office.Not long after Duckworth arrived on Monday night, 30 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defense identification zone, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry.The American Institute in Taiwan, Washington's de facto embassy in lieu of f…READ FULL ARTICLE