Kaine, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Bill to Support Taiwan’s Diplomatic Partners in Latin America and Caribbean

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan and its diplomatic partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and to deepen U.S. engagement in the Western Hemisphere.
TheUnited States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Actcomes as Taiwan faces increasing military and diplomatic aggression from the People’s Republic of China, which has pressured Taiwan’s remaining partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to sever diplomatic ties with the East Asian democracy.
“As China expands its reach around the world, it’s critical to U.S. national security that we prioritize strengthening alliances between our democratic partners,”said Kaine.“The Western Hemisphere has long been a bastion of support for Taiwan, and I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing this bipartisan bill to support countries in our hemisphere in maintaining and deepening their official diplomatic relations with Taipei.”
TheUnited States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Actwould:
Full text of theUnited States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Actcan be found by clickinghere.
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