Senior U.S. lawmaker to attend Taiwan presidential inauguration

WASHINGTON — A top U.S. lawmaker said Wednesday he would visit Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, a year after his last trip to the self-governing democracy provoked anger from China.

Rep. Mike McCaul, who leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke alongside Taiwan's representative in Washington and lawmakers from both parties at an event in the U.S. Capitol marking 45 years since a landmark law to support Taiwan.