ACTION AWAITS? Republican Cory Gardner said that the plan would require a US strategy to engage with governments to support diplomatic recognition of Taiwan
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2018
By: Reuters, WASHINGTON
A US senator on Thursday said he is preparing legislation to discourage Taiwan’s few
US Senator Cory Gardner leaves a subway station in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
remaining allies from switching their allegiance to China after El Salvador became the third country this year to move toward Beijing.
Republican Senator Cory Gardner, chairman of the US Foreign Relations Committee’s Asia subcommittee, told reporters that within a few days he would introduce a measure encouraging countries to stick with Taipei.
Among other things, he said the measure would authorize the US Department of State to take action such as downgrading relations or altering foreign assistance to discourage decisions seen as adverse for Taiwan.
“The Taipei Act of 2018 would give greater tools and directions to the State Department in making sure we are as strong a voice as possible for Taiwan,” Gardner told reporters in a telephone interview. [FULL STORY]
