Legislation that would allow the US to take action against countries that help isolate Taiwan has moved to full House of Representatives vote. Photo: Reuters

US bill to protect Taiwan from Chinese diplomatic pressure wins congressional committee approval

Taiwan allies bill will move on to full House of Representatives
Anti-China position is now mainstream in US Congress, says Taipei academic

Topic | US-China relations

Lawrence Chung

Published: 5:45am, 1 Nov, 2019

Updated: 6:22am, 1 Nov, 2019

Legislation that would allow the US to take action against countries that help isolate Taiwan has moved to full House of Representatives vote. Photo: Reuters

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Lawrence Chung

Lawrence Chung covers major news in Taiwan, ranging from presidential and parliament elections to killer earthquakes and typhoons. Most of his reports focus on Taiwan’s relations with China, specifically on the impact and possible developments of cross-strait relations under the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party and mainland-friendly Kuomintang governments. Before starting work at the South China Morning Post in 2006, he wrote for Reuters and AFP for more than 12 years.