美国国会议员两党代表团抵台访问。 Bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers touch down in Taiwan for visit.

尽管中国要求美国与这个自治岛屿断绝关系，但由直言不讳的中国批评者迈克·加拉格尔(Mike Gallagher)率领的一个由美国议员组成的两党代表团访问了台湾。 A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers, led by Mike Gallagher, a vocal China critic, has visited Taiwan, despite China's demands that the US cut ties with the self-governed island. 代表团会见了台湾总统蔡英文，蔡英文表示希望美国和台湾官员进一步互动。 The delegation met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, who expressed hopes for further interaction between US and Taiwan officials. 这次访问正值台湾和中国大陆之间的紧张局势加剧，中国声称台湾岛是自己的领土。 The visit comes amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and China, which claims the island as its own territory.