WASHINGTON—Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Sept. 5 to discourage Taiwan’s few remaining allies from switching their allegiance to China, after El Salvador became the third country this year to move toward Beijing.
The legislation was introduced by Republican senators Cory Gardner and Marco Rubio, and Democrats Ed Markey and Bob Menendez. It would authorize the State Department to downgrade U.S. relations with any government that shifts away from Taiwan, and to suspend or alter U.S. assistance.
