Legislators in the United States reacted favorably to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ approval of proposed legislation that would restructure the U.S.-Taiwan relationship.
The 2022 Taiwan Policy Act (S.4428) would substantially increase American funding for Taiwan’s defense and augment the two powers’ warm but unofficial ties.
“We’ve never needed each other as much or more than we do now,” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told NTD, a sister media outlet of the Epoch Times.
“This is a longtime friendship, but it is a friendship that really demands greater formalization.”
The act was approved by a bipartisan 17-5 vote. It will now move to Congress where it must be passed by both the House and Senate and then signed by President Joe Biden to become law….