Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives jointly sent a letter to Blinken on the 1st, calling on him to visit Taiwan in accordance with the "Taiwan Travel Act" to show that President Biden's administration's commitment to Taiwan is "rock-solid."

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[Central News Agency] U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is expected to visit China for the first time over the weekend. Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives jointly sent a letter to Blinken on the 1st, calling on him to follow the "Taiwan Travel Act" and also visit Taiwan to demonstrate President Biden's commitment to Taiwan. Like a rock".

Antony Blinken is expected to visit China from the 5th to the 6th. It will be his first visit to China as Secretary of State and the first visit to China by a US Secretary of State since October 2018.

The Financial Times reported that Blinken was expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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On the eve of Blinken's visit, nine Republican congressmen jointly wrote a letter to Blinken on the 1st, calling on him to consider adding Taipei to his itinerary.

The joint members include Tom Tiffany, who has repeatedly proposed resolutions calling for the end of the "one China policy", Scott Perry, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, and Mays, who visited Taiwan in February and December last year. Nancy Mace and Burgess Owens, with Scott DesJarlais, Dan Crenshaw, Andy Ogles, Byron Donalds and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter).

In a copy of the letter obtained exclusively by Central News Agency, lawmakers said in the letter that Blinken has described President Joe Biden's administration's commitment to Taiwan in recent months as "rock-solid" and that "there is no better way to demonstrate this than in an official visit." way of commitment".

Members pointed out that Canada's visit to Taiwan can clearly convey that the United States strongly opposes China's reckless military provocations in the region. Biden has criticized similar actions as coercive and a threat to regional peace and stability; Publicly respond to growing concerns over delays in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

The lawmakers emphasized that the US Secretary of State's personal visit to Taiwan is in line with the legislative intent of the "Taiwan Travel Act", which was enacted in March 2018. This law indicates that US policy should encourage high-level executive branch officials to visit Taiwan.

They shouted to Blinken: "In line with the intention of Taiwan's travel law and to enhance the bilateral relationship between our two countries, we hope you will consider our request."