Taipei Times
Date: Mar 18, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Pundits yesterday described US President Donald Trump’s signing of the US Taiwan Travel Act as symbolically meaningful, as it conveys a message of support to Taiwan.

The White House late on Friday said that Trump had signed the act, which “encourages visits between officials of the United States and Taiwan at all levels.”

The signing of the bill into law signifies US support for Taiwan’s democracy at a time when the nation is facing increased pressure from China, Tamkang University Center for Advanced Technology executive officer Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲) said.

At the same time, it ends the US’ self-imposed longstanding practice of prohibiting high-level officials from the Taiwan and the US from visiting each other’s countries, Su said, adding that in doing so, the US is letting China know that its approach to its relationship with Taiwan and China might be “completely different” from how it used to be.
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