U.S. senators introduced the "Ensure Taiwan Aviation and Safety Act," which requires the U.S. executive branch to develop strategies to help Taiwan meaningfully participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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[Reporter Yang Chengyu/Taipei Report] U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Senator Cruz and Democratic Senator Merkley jointly led the proposal of the "Ensuring Taiwan Aviation and Safety Act" on September 29. Request the U.S. executive branch to develop strategies to assist Taiwan in meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), including triennial assemblies, technical meetings, events, and related mechanisms.

The bill will be sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration.

ICAO is currently holding a conference at its headquarters in Montreal, Canada. Due to China's suppression, my country has not been invited to participate in the conference for three consecutive sessions.

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Ask the U.S. to vote for support at the General Assembly

Under the Act, it would authorize the U.S. Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to develop a plan to facilitate Taiwan's meaningful participation in ICAO, including triennial conferences, technical working groups, technical meetings, events, and related mechanisms, and instruct the U.S. representative to ICAO through Vote and speak to ensure Taiwan's meaningful participation.

The U.S. representative to ICAO is also requested to seek a vote on Taiwan's participation in the next triennial conference.

Cruz said that excluding Taiwan's participation makes ICAO unable to successfully achieve its goal of ensuring flight safety, directly jeopardizing ICAO's credibility as an international multilateral organization, and it is the result of bowing to the political pressure of the CCP.

Merkley pointed out that ICAO helps to ensure global aviation safety. Taiwan is the fifth largest airport in Asia and plays an important role in the global aviation industry as a hub for information, resources and expertise.

Having Taiwan meaningfully participate in ICAO will make the organization more effective, and the United States should support Taiwan's inclusion in ICAO by speaking and voting.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its gratitude for this yesterday, and emphasized that China’s recent military provocative actions in the sea and airspace surrounding Taiwan have seriously affected international air traffic, endangered regional stability and global civil aviation security, and highlighted the importance of Taiwan’s participation in the ICAO platform and the maintenance of global civil aviation authorities. The urgency of international aviation safety.