Republicans Introduce Resolution Urging US to Negotiate Trade Agreement With Taiwan

Two navy soldiers raise Taiwan's national flag during an official ceremony at a shipyard in Su'ao, a township in eastern Taiwan's Yilan County, on Dec. 15, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—More than 30 Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have recently introduced resolutions urging the U.S. government to begin negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan.

“As an important trading partner for the United States and Pennsylvania, a free trade agreement with Taiwan will enhance our economic, diplomatic, and security partnership in the Indo-Pacific while also countering the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression in the region,” Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) said in a Dec. 23 statement.