Taiwan says unnamed US official is visiting, cannot give details

TAIPEI (REUTERS) – A United States official has arrived in Taiwan, the island’s foreign ministry said on Sunday (Nov 22), adding that it could not provide details, as the trip has not been made public, though it did deny a media report that the CIA chief was in town. China, which claims democratically run Taiwan as its own territory, reacted with fury when the US Health Secretary Alex Azar came to Taipei in August, followed by US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach in September, sending fighter jets near the island each time. The Trump administration has ramped up support for…