The head of Taiwan's delegation to next week's inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president said on Saturday he was going there to extend the island's "highest blessings" to the United States. Taiwan,

Taiwans delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu, is attending Donald Trumps U.S. presidential inauguration to represent Taiwans 23 million people and extend highest blessings to the United States.

The head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said on Thursday he expects continued firm support for the island from Donald Trump's incoming administration, but a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement seen as critical for business had only a "modest" chance of happening.