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Date: 2018/09/07
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
The government is thanking U.S. senators for introducing legislation requesting
Credit: AP / TPG
Washington help Taipei to keep its existing 17 diplomatic allies.
The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative, or TAIPEI Act, was introduced by Republican Senators Cory Gardner and Marco Rubio and Democrats Ed Markey and Bob Menendez.
It seeks to authorize the State Department to downgrade U.S. relations with any government that shifts away from Taiwan, and to suspend or alter U.S. assistance to that government.
The bill also requires the U.S. to engage with governments to support Taiwan’s diplomatic recognition or strengthen unofficial ties with the island. [FULL STORY]
