The China Post
Date: January 10, 2017
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Several U.S. politicians met President Tsai Ing-wen during a Houston stopover on her
President Tsai Ing-wen, left, and Honduran Vice President Ricardo Alvarez Arias wave at the airport of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras on Sunday, Jan. 8. (CNA)
way to Central America on Sunday despite a Beijing request not to do so.
She later flew for Honduras, where she pledged to help Taiwanese enterprises embark on more yearly delegation trips to Central America allies.
Meeting with Cruz
Buzz over her trip began well before she landed in Honduras, with media speculation rife over who she would see during her transit in Houston.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas released a statement that he had met with Tsai on Sunday.
“We discussed our mutual opportunity to upgrade the stature of our bilateral relations in a wide-ranging discussion that addressed arms sales, diplomatic exchanges, and economic relations,” the statement read. [FULL STORY]
