ROBUST TIES: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked the 16 US senators for calling on the Trump administration to send a Cabinet official to AIT’s celebration of the TRA
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 06, 2019
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Sixteen US senators on Monday wrote a joint letter urging US President Donald Trump to send a Cabinet
The new American Institute in Taiwan compound is pictured in Taipei’s Neihu District on June 12 last year.Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
official to Taipei next month to attend a major event to be held by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
The AIT on April 15 is to hold an evening reception at its new facility in Neihu District (內湖) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, which the US senators said has served as the cornerstone of US policy toward Taiwan, and helped maintain peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region against an “increasingly aggressive” People’s Republic of China.
“The event provides an ideal opportunity, consistent with the requirements set forth in the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135) that you signed into law on March 16, 2018, to send a Cabinet-level official to Taipei to underscore our nation’s enduring commitment to Taiwan’s democracy and its people,” the letter said. [FULL STORY]
