US Senator Michael Bennet is in Taiwan for three days of talks with top officials, a modest but positive signal for Taipei as it looks for continued American backing.

• Bennet is meeting Taiwan's senior leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations and regional security.
• The American Institute in Taiwan says the trip shows Washington's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
• The stop is part of a wider Bennet tour of the Indo-Pacific region.
• Bennet, a Colorado senator since 2009, sits on the intelligence, finance, agriculture and rules committees.
• He is pushing bills on intelligence sharing in the Indo-Pacific, intelligence and drone support for Ukraine, and a US-Taiwan space partnership.

Outlook: Expect more congressional visits like this one, and likely friction from Beijing, which treats each trip as a provocation.