U.S. delegation to Taiwan offers support for Lai's election victory

Former officials talk of 'rock solid' commitment to democratic island

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley looks on as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Jan. 15. © AP

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

January 15, 2024 15:23 JST

TAIPEI -- Following Lai Ching-te's historic presidential election victory in Taiwan, Washington has sent a delegation of former officials in a show of support for the democratic island under threat from China.

Stephen Hadley, who served as national security advisor from 2005 to 2009 under former U.S. President George Bush, former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Laura Rosenberger, the Washington-based chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), met Monday with Lai and incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen.