Beijing had earlier expressed dismay over the US decision to include military assistance to Taiwan in its annual defence budget.
The MPs are scheduled to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and other senior officials, according to the Weekend Australian.
The panda was put under deep anaesthesia to take CT scans and the team decided to "let Tuan Tuan continue to sleep" after the results indicated his condition was "irreversible."
Taiwan leader reiterates the need to mobilise and train more civilians to work with the military, a strategy that Kiev adopted after Russia's attack on Ukraine.
"Negotiations under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade will begin soon," Taiwan's president says, assuring that the initiative will facilitate a strong trade agreement.
Beijing has held military exercises around the island this month in reaction to a visit to Taipei by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Washington said the transit "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
US Senator Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taipei and met President Tsai Ing-wen, following other high profile visits to the island amid tensions with China.
China carried out its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan after a visit by US House Speaker. Beijing saw the trip as an attempt by Washington to interfere in China's internal affairs.
China concluded its more than a week-long massive military exercises surrounding Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island, bucking Beijing’s warnings.
Taipei fires howitzers and target flares as part of the military exercise in the island's southernmost county of Pingtung, says army.
Joseph Wu, speaking at a press conference in Taipei, offered no time-table for a possible invasion of Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own.
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