00:00Kuomintang Chair Zheng Liwen is now in Washington, D.C.
00:04On her first full day here, she's met with several high-ranking U.S. officials.
00:09On Wednesday, she met with at least five members of Congress, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast.
00:14They discussed cross-strait relations, U.S.-Taiwan ties, and Taiwan's defense.
00:20Taiwan's Liberty Times is also reporting that Zheng met with a senior national security official at the Eisenhower Building near
00:27the White House,
00:28but Taiwan Plus did not see Zheng enter nor leave the building.
00:32Zheng's team has been quiet about her plans here in D.C.
00:35They have not as of yet released her daily schedule, nor have they disclosed any information about any meetings on
00:42her day of arrival.
00:44Previous KMT leaders have made similar trips to Washington, meeting with White House and State Department officials,
00:50as well as representatives from the American Institute in Taiwan.
00:53Zheng was not the only busy one on Capitol Hill.
00:57Taiwan's representative to the U.S., Alexander Yu, also met with at least four Congress members to expand economic ties
01:04with Taiwan.
01:05In meetings that Taiwan Plus has learned were unrelated to Zheng's trip.
01:09For Zheng's second full day here in Washington, D.C., she's expected to meet with more members of Congress and
01:16think tank experts.
01:17She'll also attend a banquet hosted by the local community at night.
01:22Yi Sun Sun and Leslie Liao in Washington, D.C. for Taiwan Plus.
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