US Senators Introduce Bill To Codify Taiwan Six Assurances in Law

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Two US senators have introduced a bill to codify the Six Assurances to Taiwan into law. The Reagan-era foreign policy principles have served as an important adjunct to the Taiwan Relations Act in informing Washington's position on cross-strait relations.

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00:00Two U.S. senators have introduced the bill to codify the U.S.'s six assurances to Taiwan.

00:07The assurances are U.S. foreign policy commitments that date back to the 1980s,

00:11which said the U.S. will not pressure Taiwan to negotiate with China

00:15and will not take a position on sovereignty over Taiwan, among others.

00:20They've been central to U.S. policy on Taiwan for decades,

00:23but have never been formally entered into law.

00:25This new bill would do that, giving the assurances the, quote, full force of law,

00:30according to the senators who introduced it.

00:33They said in a statement that it will also ensure that any attempt to change the assurances

00:37will have to be reviewed by Congress.

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