TAIPEI -- Headlining a defiant final week in office, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching an American envoy to Taiwan, just days after Washington lifted self-imposed restrictions on diplomatic interactions with the island amid objections from Beijing.
Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, arrives Wednesday for a three-day visit and is scheduled to meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday morning. Craft is expected to discuss Taiwan's participation in international institutions while demonstrating a stronger relationship between both sides.
