Almost two dozen GOP House representatives urged President Joe Biden to pursue a formal free trade agreement with Taiwan, citing economic and national security benefits amid influence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Indo-Pacific region. In a letter on Monday, the lawmakers asked the Biden administration to submit for Senate approval a formal free trade agreement with the self-governed island nation under a U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), a mechanism for resolving bilateral trade issues. The letter, led by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), was joined by 22 other GOP House representatives. They said that a formal free trade agreement would bring “significant economic benefits” to the two nations. They noted that Taiwan is the United States’ 13th largest export partner and sixth largest agricultural export market. “A free trade agreement would open even more opportunities for our manufacturers and farmers,” lawmakers said in the letter. “The United States …