Weapons are on the way, U.S. lawmakers tell Taiwan during visit

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Weapons that Taiwan has ordered from the United States are coming, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Monday, as a bipartisan House delegation met with the Beijing-claimed island’s new president. Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy that rejects China’s sovereignty claims, has complained of delays in the delivery of U.S. weapons seen as crucial in defending the island against potential invasion by Beijing, which has not ruled out the use of force in achieving its aims. “We are moving forward on those weapons systems,” Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a news conference...