U.S. lawmaker pledges to train Taiwan

BY A STAFF REPORTER: U.S. lawmakers have pledged to train Taiwan's armed forces and speed up arms supplies. China announced the drills a day after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen returned from Los Angeles. "As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I have signed on all foreign military sales, including weapons, to Taiwan, and I promise that we will supply these weapons," Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told a luncheon hosted by Tsai for the bilateral delegation in Taipei. "We will train Taiwan's army - not for war, but for peace. Highlighting weaknesses only invites aggression and conflict. A show of strength provides resistance and promotes peace. "