Taiwan's top diplomat makes rare visit to U.S. capital area: reports

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu met Tuesday with senior U.S. officials near Washington, marking the first visit to the capital area by the island's top diplomat since the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, local reports said.Wu and Wellington Koo, secretary general of Taiwan's National Security Council, held closed-door talks with senior U.S. officials including Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Daniel Kritenbrink, the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia, according to The Liberty Times and Taiwan's Central News Agency.The ag…READ FULL ARTICLE