![Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., listens during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday, April 8, that the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2023/04/08/Congress_Taiwan_98603_s878x585.jpg?9739c089d09019457eff90957353d2bf131e7da7)
Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., listens during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday, April 8, that the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**
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