Tiffany Reintroduces Resolution to Scrap “One China” Policy, Normalize U.S.-Taiwan Ties
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Scott Perry (PA-10) led 22 members of Congress in reintroducing legislation to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and end the outdated, counter-productive, and dishonest “One China” policy. The resolution also encourages the Trump administration to support Taiwan's membership in international organizations, and to negotiate a bilateral U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement.
“Taiwan has never been under the control of the People’s Republic of China – not even for a single day. It is a free, democratic, and independent nation, and it is past time for U.S. policy to reflect this undeniable objective truth,” said Congressman Tiffany.
Background:
The U.S. maintained normal diplomatic relations with the government in Taiwan until 1979 when then-President Jimmy Carter abruptly cut off formal ties with Taipei and recognized the Communist regime in Beijing.
Lawmakers responded by approving the bipartisan Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), the cornerstone of continued U.S. ties with the island. President Reagan upgraded the relationship during his term with the “Six Assurances,” which made clear that the United States, which has never accepted Communist China’s claims of sovereignty over Taiwan, “has not altered its position.”
Despite the TRA and the "Six Assurances," the U.S. still lacks formal ties with Taiwan, inexplicably treating the island's democratically elected government the same way it treats brutal regimes in North Korea and Iran from a diplomatic perspective – and in a category worse than that of Cuba's dictatorship, which President Obama and Vice President Biden recognized during their second term.
23 members of Congress cosponsored Rep. Tiffany’s resolution, including: Reps. Scott Perry (PA-10), Jim Baird (IN-04), Lauren Boebert (CO-04), Kat Cammack (FL-03), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Rich McCormick (GA-07), Dan Meuser (PA-09), Zach Nunn (IA-03), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Andy Ogles (TN-05), Randy Weber (TX-14), Tony Wied (WI-08), and Roger Williams (TX-25)
The full text of Congressman Tiffany’s resolution is available here. Click here to read the Fox News exclusive.
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