Taiwan says five French lawmakers to visit this week

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TAIPEI: A delegation of five French lawmakers will visit Taiwan this week, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, the first high-level Europeans to come following a string of officials from the United States , which has infuriated China. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei , carried out war games near the island last month after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to Taipei. She was followed by several other US delegations, including lawmakers and the governor of the state of Arizona. Taiwan's foreign ministry said the French delegation...