Nearly 20 U.S. Republican congressmen led by U.S. Congressmen Tom Tiffany and Scott Perry jointly introduced a major Friendship with Taiwan Act, requiring Washington to restore diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan and terminate the so-called "one China" policy".

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[Compilation of Yang Fuyi/Taipei Report] The Voice of America (VOA) reported today (27th) that Congressman Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin, Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania and others 20 Republican congressmen of the United States jointly launched a major Taiwan-friendly bill this week, demanding that the United States restore diplomatic relations with Taiwan and end the outdated and counterproductive "One China" policy.

The case also calls for the Biden administration to support Taiwan's membership in international organizations and negotiate a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement.

Tiffany stated in a statement on the 26th that the world has changed dramatically since the days of former US Presidents Nixon and Carter, and it is time for US policy to reflect this fact. Taiwan is a free, democratic and independent country. — was never controlled by or part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. Any suggestion to the contrary is a lie.”

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Pei Li, another co-sponsor of the case, also issued a statement stating: "Now is the time...to recognize the reality that the US government has denied for decades: Taiwan is an independent country. As our long-standing and cherished partner, It is long overdue to rightly recognize their independence from Communist China."

The report pointed out that Rep. Tiffany and another member of the U.S. Congress jointly proposed a similar bill during the last Congress, and this time there are 18 members of Congress who co-sponsored the bill with him, including the newly established House of Representatives. Rep. Park Yinzhu (Michelle Steel) from California, a member of the Ad Hoc China Committee.

According to reports, this bill requires that the President of the United States should recognize the democratically elected government of Taiwan, realize the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan, and send ambassadors to each other; Formal negotiations to establish a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement begin.

In addition, the bill states that U.S. officials should take steps to promote Taiwan's membership in the United Nations as a full member, as well as other international organizations of which the United States is a member.