planned transit through the United States. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told reporters in Beijing that Tsai’s “transits” of the US were not just her waiting at the airport or hotel, but for her to meet US officials and legislators. She has visited the US four times since first taking office in 2016, during which time she met with Republican senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, with each trip becoming more formal than the last