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US senator visits Taiwan amid high tensions with China

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. walks with Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu, Director-General, Taiwan's dept. of North American Affairs, as she arrives on a plane in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The U.S. lawmaker arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, the second congressional delegation to visit the island after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did so earlier this month, sharply raising tensions with China. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. poses for photos with Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu, Director-General, Taiwan's dept. of North American Affairs, as she arrives on a plane in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The U.S. lawmaker arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, the second congressional delegation to visit the island after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did so earlier this month, sharply raising tensions with China. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. is greeted by Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu, Director-General, Taiwan's dept. of North American Affairs, as she arrives on a plane in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The U.S. lawmaker arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, the second congressional delegation to visit the island after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did so earlier this month, sharply raising tensions with China. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)