Bill to increase travel and trade with Taiwan introduced in US House

Bill to increase travel and trade with Taiwan introduced in US House

‘Strengthening economic engagement is a win-win for our Taiwanese friends and for American jobs and national security,’ a sponsor says.

U.S. Senate committee approves bill on Taiwan engagement guidelines - Focus Taiwan

Washington, March 27 (CNA) The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Thursday approved a bill mandating the State Department to review and update its policy guidance on Taiwan every five years due to the ever-changing geopolitical situation and growing risk of a Chinese invasion.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has supported the “Friends Act,” Radio Liberty reports. The law needs to be approved by the relevant committees of both houses of Congress, and then by the entire houses, for it to come into force. In addition, the “Friends Act” was discussed in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session today. Official information regarding today’s discussion has not been released at this time. For your inf…

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has supported the “Friend Act”. The “Friend Act” is bipartisan and provides for US assistance in the event of democratic progress in Georgia. This is the first stage of the bill’s approval. To become law, it must be approved by the relevant committees of both houses of Congress, and then by the full houses. Later, the bill must be sent to the US President for signature. According to a statement released …