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Taiwan's new foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, noted the recent Chinese drills and called the American delegation's visit "an important gesture of solidarity" at a critical time.
A U.S. congressional delegation met the self-governing island's new leader on Monday, and expressed full commitment to supporting Taiwan militarily, diplomatically and economically.
The U.S. is bound by law to defend Taiwan from invasion, casting the island as an ally beset by the threat of Chinese incursion.
Supporters of President Lai Ching-te are protesting legislative amendments introduced by the opposition that would limit his authority.
The leaders of Japan, South Korea and China are likely to agree Monday to work together in a wide range of fields, such as people-to-people exchanges and economic cooperation, at their first trilateral summit in more than four years.