House Lawmakers Call for Taiwan’s Participation in ICAO

Due to Beijing’s objections, Taiwan has been barred from participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Health Organization.
House Lawmakers Call for Taiwan’s Participation in ICAO
Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) presides over a hearing about USAID on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee has urged the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to formally invite Taiwan to participate in its upcoming triennial assembly, in a letter calling the move “a matter of U.S. national interest.”

The Sept. 17 letter, led by committee chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) and ranking member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), told ICAO President Salvatore Sciacchitano that the U.N. agency “cannot fulfill its mandate while excluding Taiwan’s experience, perspective, and participation.”

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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