Closer US-Taiwan coordination needed to avoid repeating China anger post-Pelosi visit: analyst
- American congressional delegations to island expected after Republicans take control of House of Representatives, says Kuomintang adviser
- Beijing’s response could depend on political signalling coming from Taiwan and who the travelling lawmakers are
The founder of a Taiwanese think tank called for closer coordination between Washington and Taipei the next time any US lawmakers visit Taiwan, a move that is widely expected once the US Republican Party takes control of the House of Representatives in January.
“We need to work with the visiting party as well as the White House more closely,” he said at a Centre for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington on Thursday.
“If we claim that this is the best period of the US-Taiwan relationship, I think we will have the heart and we need to sit down with both the White House and the [House] Speaker’s office to go through all the possible scenarios,” added Huang, who is also a special adviser to the chairman and director of international affairs of the Kuomintang.