US Senators Push Bill to Counter CCP’s Military Threat to Taiwan as House Representatives Call for Ending ‘One China’ Policy
As the situation becomes increasingly tense in the Taiwan Strait, a number of US senators called on the administration to help Taiwan fend off China on 17 September’s Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. A number of senators and House representatives has made similar calls for the US to take actions and asked that the ‘One China’ policy be ended. As senator Rick Scott proposed the Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act, House representative Tom Tiffany proposed that America resume diplomatic relations with Taiwan and open negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement.
In a tweet, Scott, senator for Florida, said, “For months, I’ve called on Communist China to...live up to its commitment to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy and end its efforts to crack down on Taiwan.” He described the Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act as demonstrating America’s commitment to democracy and freedom as well as Taiwan. The act deals with strengthening America’s Taiwan policy and increasing Taiwan’s ability to resist China. It also provides for limited authorization for the president to use force to protect Taiwan from military attack under specific circumstances. Additionally, it provides for a platform that facilitates military exercises involving the US and Taiwan and requires planning for coordinated military actions in case Taiwan is attacked. It further urges the US trade representative to enter into negotiations with Taiwan on a bilateral trade agreement, and to welcome the Taiwanese president to address a joint session of the US congress.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
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As the situation becomes increasingly tense in the Taiwan Strait, a number of US senators called on the administration to help Taiwan fend off China on 17 September’s Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. A number of senators and House representatives has made similar calls for the US to take actions and asked that the ‘One China’ policy be ended. As senator Rick Scott proposed the Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act, House representative Tom Tiffany proposed that America resume diplomatic relations with Taiwan and open negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement.
In a tweet, Scott, senator for Florida, said, “For months, I’ve called on Communist China to...live up to its commitment to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy and end its efforts to crack down on Taiwan.” He described the Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act as demonstrating America’s commitment to democracy and freedom as well as Taiwan. The act deals with strengthening America’s Taiwan policy and increasing Taiwan’s ability to resist China. It also provides for limited authorization for the president to use force to protect Taiwan from military attack under specific circumstances. Additionally, it provides for a platform that facilitates military exercises involving the US and Taiwan and requires planning for coordinated military actions in case Taiwan is attacked. It further urges the US trade representative to enter into negotiations with Taiwan on a bilateral trade agreement, and to welcome the Taiwanese president to address a joint session of the US congress.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
#US #Taiwan #China #RickScott #TomTiffany #OneChinaPolicy #TaiwanInvasionPreventionAct #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/2RWG2rd
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US Representative Puts Forward Resolution to End ‘One China’ Policy, Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations Between America and Taiwan
US Republican representative Tom Tiffany has introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the resumption of formal diplomatic relations between America and Taiwan and ending the ‘one China’ policy.
Introduced on 16 September, the resolution will, if passed, serve as the congress’ call for the US to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate and sign free trade agreements, and endorse Taiwan’s membership in international organizations. It will also call on the president to move away from the outdated ‘one China’ policy and recognize Taiwan as an independent state, and to endorse Taiwan’s membership in the UN and other international organizations of which the US is a member. A concurrent resolution is a legislation expressing the sentiment of the US congress. Requiring only the approval of both the house and the senate and not the president’s signature, it is not legally binding.
“Now is the time for America to stop parroting Beijing’s ‘One China’ fantasy, and for US policy to reflect the reality that Taiwan is a free, democratic and independent country,” Tiffany stressed, noting that the US does not need the CCP’s permission to engage in dialogue with its friends around the world.
Tiffany said the US and Taiwan had maintained normal diplomatic relations until 1979, when the then-president Jimmy Carter abruptly cut ties with Taiwan and recognized the communist Chinese regime without the congress’ consent. Despite the Taiwan Relations Act, which the congress later passed to authorize US arms sales to Taiwan, and the ‘six assurances’ made by the late president Ronald Reagan, the absence of formal diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan is tantamount to treating the democratically elected government of Taiwan the same way it treats the brutal regimes in North Korea and Iran.
Source: Apple Daily #Sep18
#US #Taiwan #China #TomTiffany #Congress #OneChinaPolicy #Diplomacy
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US Republican representative Tom Tiffany has introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the resumption of formal diplomatic relations between America and Taiwan and ending the ‘one China’ policy.
Introduced on 16 September, the resolution will, if passed, serve as the congress’ call for the US to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate and sign free trade agreements, and endorse Taiwan’s membership in international organizations. It will also call on the president to move away from the outdated ‘one China’ policy and recognize Taiwan as an independent state, and to endorse Taiwan’s membership in the UN and other international organizations of which the US is a member. A concurrent resolution is a legislation expressing the sentiment of the US congress. Requiring only the approval of both the house and the senate and not the president’s signature, it is not legally binding.
“Now is the time for America to stop parroting Beijing’s ‘One China’ fantasy, and for US policy to reflect the reality that Taiwan is a free, democratic and independent country,” Tiffany stressed, noting that the US does not need the CCP’s permission to engage in dialogue with its friends around the world.
Tiffany said the US and Taiwan had maintained normal diplomatic relations until 1979, when the then-president Jimmy Carter abruptly cut ties with Taiwan and recognized the communist Chinese regime without the congress’ consent. Despite the Taiwan Relations Act, which the congress later passed to authorize US arms sales to Taiwan, and the ‘six assurances’ made by the late president Ronald Reagan, the absence of formal diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan is tantamount to treating the democratically elected government of Taiwan the same way it treats the brutal regimes in North Korea and Iran.
Source: Apple Daily #Sep18
#US #Taiwan #China #TomTiffany #Congress #OneChinaPolicy #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/3mQrZSB