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In pre-recorded video remarks provided to AmCham Taiwan for its annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet this year, U.S. Senator Edward Markey lauded the Biden Administration for its attention to upholding the U.S.’ important – if unofficial – relationship with Taiwan. He noted that connections must be deepened at the working levels as well, emphasizing that the Taiwan Fellowship Act, a bill he recently reintroduced along with Senator Marco Rubio and Representatives Ami Bera and Steve Chabot, would help to achieve that goal.
The Taiwan Fellowship Act is based on the Mansfield Fellowship Program, which sends federal employees to Japan for one year to learn, study, and work. Extending such initiatives to Taiwan, Markey said, “can lead to collaborations to tackle the climate crisis, open up markets, and halt the march of authoritarianism we see throughout the region and throughout the world.”