WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department says Washington plans to strengthen ties with Taiwan, which China considers to be part of its territory.
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Republicans Introduce Resolution Urging US to Negotiate Trade Agreement With Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan More than 30 Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have recently introduced resolutions urging the U.S. government to begin negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan.
“As an important trading partner for the United States and Pennsylvania, a free trade agreement with Taiwan will enhance our economic, diplomatic, and security partnership in the Indo-Pacific while also countering the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression in the region,” Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) said in a Dec. 23 statement.
The House resolution (H. Res. 1268) was introduced by Reschenthaler, Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) on Dec. 17. On the same day, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced the companion version (S. Res. 804) in the Senate, co-sponsored by 25 senators, including Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).