Bipartisan Bill Seeks Bigger Role for Taiwan at Inter-American Development Bank

Bipartisan Bill Seeks Bigger Role for Taiwan at Inter-American Development Bank
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 12, 2018. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Senators introduced a bipartisan measure on Wednesday seeking to secure admission for Taiwan at the Inter-American Development Bank as a non-borrowing member.

The bill would require the State Department to provide Congress with a strategy to secure diplomatic support for Taiwan’s membership as a non-borrowing member of the Inter-American Development Bank. It would be a promotion from the self-ruled island’s current observer status.