Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

Former Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, two sources familiar with the trip told The Hill. Pence plans to meet with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim,

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will not abandon its allies in the Pacific and the incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in Taipei on Friday.

US media reported that former US vice president Mike Pence arrived in Taiwan yesterday, where he is to meet with President William Lai (賴清德) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴).

Former Vice President Mike Pence has urged Donald Trump to renew his commitment to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

Pence and Trump made headlines when they shook hands for the first time in years at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will likely see Donald Trump be sworn-in as the 47th president in person Monday in the U.S. Capitol, where Trump’s supporters scoured the halls four years ago chanting for Pence to be hanged for refusing to give in to Trump’s demand that he help overturn the 2020 presidential election.