{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Metro Plus","provider_url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus","title":"US lawmakers step up pressure on Taiwan politicians - Metro Plus","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"joAvMj5NoC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/13\/us-lawmakers-step-up-pressure-on-taiwan-politicians\/\">US lawmakers step up pressure on Taiwan politicians<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/13\/us-lawmakers-step-up-pressure-on-taiwan-politicians\/embed\/#?secret=joAvMj5NoC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;US lawmakers step up pressure on Taiwan politicians&#8221; &#8212; Metro Plus\" data-secret=\"joAvMj5NoC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"A bipartisan group of 37 U.S. lawmakers have written to senior Taiwanese politicians expressing concern about parliament stalling proposed defence spending, saying that the threat posed by China has never been greater.Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year \u2060proposed $40 billion in extra defence spending to counter China, which views the island as its own territory.But [&hellip;]"}