‘EXTRAORDINARY STORY’: An illustration of whether freedom or totalitarianism works can be made simply by comparing Taiwan with China, the US senator said
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 08, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
US Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday said he has a signed a letter to House of

US Senator Ted Cruz speaks at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Bloomberg
Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging her to invite President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to visit Washington and give an address to the US Congress.
During a question-and-answer session after he gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on the Senate’s role in US foreign policy, Cruz was asked by a Central News Agency reporter how he would like to see the US’ Taiwan Travel Act enforced, and if he supported a visit by Tsai this year.
Cruz was a cosponsor of the act, which encourages visits by high-level US and Taiwanese officials.
“Yes, I support President Tsai coming and delivering a speech to Congress. I just recently signed a letter, urging the Speaker of the House to invite her,” he said. [FULL STORY]