U.S. senator vows to continue push for Tsai to visit Washington

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/25
By: Stacy Hsu and Frances Huang

Washington, Sept. 24 (CNA) Cory Gardner, a pro-Taiwan American senator, said Tuesday that he will

continue his efforts to push for a visit by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to Washington.

In an interview with CNA, Gardner said he has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to invite President Tsai as "a leader of democracy " to visit the U.S. and address a joint session of Congress, but has not yet received a response.

"We will continue that effort to request Speaker Pelosi to do that," said Gardner, who is from Colorado.

Due to pressure from China, Taiwan's presidents, vice presidents, premiers, foreign ministers and defense ministers have not be able to visit Washington since the U.S. cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979, as such a visits would be seen as having political significance.    [FULL  STORY]