(29 Aug 2025)
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Taipei, Taiwan – 29 August 2025
1. Various of U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer exiting plane at Sungshan airport and shaking hands with Raymond Greene, Director of American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and other officials
2. Various of Wicker and Fischer walking toward news conference venue at airport
3. Various of senators walking up to microphone
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator for Mississippi (Republican)
“A thriving democracy is never fully assured and nor is anywhere on the face of the Earth which is why the United States has been voting in recent weeks and months to build up our national defense. And we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. The kind of peace through strength that Ronald Reagan talked about.”
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator for Nebraska (Republican)
“At a time of global unrest, it is extremely significant for us to be here and continue to meet with the Taiwan government and officials in order to discuss security, opportunities, and progress for this part of the world."
6. Various of senators posing for photo on tarmac
STORYLINE:
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (Mississippi) and Deb Fischer (Nebraska) arrived Taiwan Friday for talks with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on regional stability.
The senators embarked on a trip to the Indo-Pacific region last Friday as part of efforts to strengthen U.S. national security interests.
The lawmaker duo made stops in Hawaii, Guam, Tinian, Palau, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
At a news conference, Wicker said, “we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace.”
Fischer said "it is extremely significant for us to be here."
The two lawmakers are staying in Taiwan for at least two days.
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