WASHINGTON: A group of bipartisan from members of the US Parliament proposed a suitable bill in the Senate and Representative Representative Council on Thursday which would require the United States to negotiate the reimbursement of the De Facto embassy in Washington as a “Taiwan representative office,” a move to Rankle.
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Currently it is called the Taipei Economic Representative Office and Culture (Tecro), using the name of the capital city of the island.
If these steps become law, every change in the office name can provide protection to small countries to take similar steps to increase involvement with Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own territory.
It will also be sure to make new cracks in US-Chinese relations, it is at their lowest point in decades when Washington tried to push back to what he saw as the coercion of the Beijing economy and military.
The United States, like most countries, does not have an official bond with Taiwanese who are ruled democratically, but is the biggest international supporter.
The bill directs the Secretary of State to “try to hold negotiations” with Tecro to change the name of his office as a “Taiwanese representative office.” Senator Republic of Marco Rubio and Democratic Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Senate Bob Menendez sponsors the Senate Bill, with the Republic of John Curtis and Democrats Chris Pappas leads to the home version.
“The US must explain that, despite all the efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to intimidate and force Taiwan, hostile strength does not have the right to claim sovereignty of democratic countries,” Rubio said.
Menendez told Reuters, the bill was consistent with Taiwan’s relationship which defined the unofficial bond of the United States with Taiwan, and showed Washington’s support for Taiwan “to determine his own future.” “We must take this step to strengthen our diplomatic partnerships with Taiwan and China’s recurring efforts to threaten and force countries around the world,” said Pappas.
The White House and the US State Department and the Chinese Embassy in Washington immediately responded to a comment request.
China Chafes in any international reference to Taiwan he saw for suggesting the island itself.
This reduced diplomatic relations with Lithuania and a pressing multinational company to decide on the relationship with the country after Taiwan opened an office in Vilnius last year called the Taiwanese representative office in Lithuania.
Beijing, who never left the use of strength to ensure the final unification with Taiwan, called the status of the island the most sensitive problem in US-Chinese relations and the basis for the relationship between two superpowers.