the u.s. has no formal relations with taipei in deference to china , which claims the
along with attending the inauguration , the delegates plan to hold talks with politicians , academics and overseas chinese community representatives .
trump angered beijing and upset decades of diplomatic precedent by talking by phone with taiwanese president tsai ing - wen shortly after winning november 's presidential election .
a spokesman for taiwan president tsai ing - wen ’s office said no meetings were scheduled with the new trump administration while the delegation was there for the event .
a taiwan delegation , led by former premier and ex - ruling party leader yu shyi - kun , and including a taiwan national security adviser and some lawmakers , will attend friday ’s inauguration , taiwan ’s foreign ministry said this week .
china considers taiwan a breakaway province , with no right to have any kind of diplomatic relations with other countries .
reuters stephen lam - rtsvjrj trump ’s inauguration , china ” policy was up for negotiation , a position beijing strongly rejected .
delegation leader and former premier yu shyi - kun departed for washington on monday together with politicians from both taiwan 's ruling democratic progressive party and the opposition nationalists .
it is typical for taiwan to send a delegation to u.s. presidential inaugurations .