On the 22nd, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" to be implemented in 2020.

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[Compiler Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] On the 22nd, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the amendment to the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" implemented in 2020, requiring the Secretary of State to regularly review the guidelines for dealing with Taiwan and seeking to lift the U.S. sanctions against Taiwan. Restrictions on contacts with Taiwan.

The "Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act" (Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act) proposed by Republican Congressman Ann Wagner, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, passed the House of Representatives with 404 votes in favor and 7 votes against.

The amendment requires the Secretary of State to regularly review the guidelines for dealing with Taiwan and report to Congress at least every two years, explaining how the guidelines deepen and expand US-Taiwan relations, reflect the value and importance of US-Taiwan relations, and whether they are conducive to the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.

The newly passed bill also requires the Secretary of State to identify opportunities and plans to "remove any self-restrictions on US-Taiwan exchanges."

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Regularly review the rules of communication to deepen Taiwan-US relations

In a statement and tweet after the bill passed, Wagner called the amendment "a countermeasure against Chinese aggression and support for an independent Taiwan."

She said, "Taiwan faces an unprecedented threat from an increasingly perverted China." China is forming a dangerous relationship with Russia. If the United States is to thwart China's plan to replace the United States' world dominance, it cannot be ruled by fear. It means standing boldly with our friends and partners, especially Taiwan," she called for the need to improve U.S.-Taiwan economic and defense relations, as well as political support for Taiwan's democratic institutions, and this bill will support these goals.

"Voice of America" ​​reported that the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" requires the Secretary of State to review relevant Taiwan-US norms, including the State Department's internal regulation "Guidelines for Relations with Taiwan" that regulates restrictions on official exchanges with Taiwan.

When Wagner proposed an amendment in February, he pointed out that the former Secretary of State Pompeo announced in January 2021 that the self-imposed restrictions on the US government would be lifted, but the Biden administration re-imposed some restrictions after taking office, which caused concern. Action" will only make the CCP bolder, but weaken the support of the United States for its ally Taiwan. "These outdated and unnecessary restrictions on US-Taiwan contacts must be abolished."