Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress makes the following findings: The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 ( Public Law 96–8 ) states that it is the policy of the United States to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan . The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–135 ) states that it is the sense of Congress that the United States Government should consider, in certain cases as appropriate and in alignment with United States interests, increasing its economic, security, and diplomatic engagement with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan .
The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–135 ) states that Taiwan is a free and democratic nation with full diplomatic ties with only 15 nations and that these diplomatic ties are under pressure from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Besides its 17 offices in 15 countries, Taiwan has a presence in 95 locations in 57 countries and regions. The government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, under pressure from the Chinese government, decided unilaterally to terminate a bilateral agreement with Taiwan on the mutual establishment of offices on February 5, 2021, less than 24 hours after the accord was announced.
The government of the Republic of Lithuania has been facing political pressure and economic sanction from the Chinese government, since the announcement on July 20, 2021, that Taiwan will be establishing Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital. Separately during a meeting and a phone call with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in September 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan each reaffirmed and reiterated strong United States support for Lithuania as it faces attempted coercion from China.
The United States remains committed to promoting the growth of Taiwan’s relations with other international partners.
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