Sen. Marsha Blackburn Lands In Taiwan For A Surprise Visit. Calls China The 'New Axis of Evil'

 

FOX News: Sen. Marsha Blackburn lands in Taiwan for surprise visit after calling China 'New Axis of Evil': source  

Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the latest in a series of US lawmakers to visit Taiwan amid tensions with China 

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., landed in Taiwan for an unannounced visit on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the trip. 

Blackburn is only the latest in a series of U.S. lawmakers to fly to Taiwan, a trend that has outraged the Chinese government. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governed island in early August, and she was the highest-level U.S. official to do so since Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997. 

The Pentagon declined to comment on Blackburn's trip, stating that it does not comment on security details.  

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn Lands In Taiwan For A Surprise Visit  

U.S. senator arrives in Taiwan, defying angry Beijing -- VOA/Reuters  

US senator meets Taiwan president amid tensions with China -- AP  

ANOTHER US politician lands in Taiwan: Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn - who called China the 'Axis of Evil' - touches down in Taipei in defiance of rising anger by Beijing -- Daily Mail  

Blackburn becomes latest lawmaker to visit Taiwan -- The Hill  

‘Xi Jinping doesn’t scare me’: US Sen. Marsha Blackburn lands in Taiwan, vows not to be bullied by China -- CNN