Taiwan minister to visit U.S. in tour to shore up support

TAIPEI, Taiwan: A top Taiwanese foreign policy official will tour the United States, in another message sent to the increasingly threatening China.

Coming to the United States will be Minister Chiu Tai-san, the head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council, a cabinet-level agency.

Chiu Tai-san will meet with U.S. officials and speak at think-tank events, in a bid to rally U.S. support for