The bill passed the U.S. House and Senate with veto-proof majorities.
The News Lens
Date: 2018/03/03
By: David Green
The passage of the Taiwan Travel Act (TTA) through the U.S. Senate on Feb. 28 has been
photo credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/達志影像
greeted with much fanfare and has triggered posturing on both sides of the Strait, but the true measure of the law has yet to be taken.
While the TTA in theory allows high-level exchanges of government officials to take place both in Taiwan and the U.S., while also encouraging Taiwanese state institutions to promote business with local and federal U.S. officials, it is a purely symbolic document.
It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration follows through on the TTA’s underlying sentiment – to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to Taiwan – with meaningful action. [FULL STORY]
