Taipei Times
Date: Apr 19, 2018
By: Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
Members of a subcommittee of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday
US Representative Ted Yoho, second right, poses with other members of a subcommittee in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: CNA
decried China’s live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait yesterday as “cheap … and tawdry,” saying that if it was a warning, it would be ignored.
Many Taiwanese hope to maintain the “status quo,” but that is already changing due to China’s rise bringing about a threat, not only to the region, but also to Taiwan’s democracy, US Representative Ted Yoho said.
The US should work with Taiwan to find a solution that would provide a sense of safety for Taiwanese, as well as maintaining Taiwan’s democracy and economic liberty, Yoho said.
The US should reconsider its “one China” policy and increase interactions with Taiwan, while encouraging Beijing to interact with Taipei without prerequisites and to abandon the use of force, Project 2049 Institute executive director Mark Stokes said. [FULL STORY]
