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This bill — the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 — would enhance engagement between the U.S. and Taiwan. It’d require the State Dept. to review its guidance to other executive branch agencies regarding how to conduct U.S.-Taiwan relations, reissue that guidance, and report back to Congress on the results of its review and the implementation of recent related legislation.

To deepen U.S.-Taiwan engagement, this bill would:

Mandate that the president conduct a review of the State Department's guidelines on U.S. relations with Taiwan;
Direct the Secretary of Defense to make efforts to include Taiwan in bilateral and multilateral military training exercises;
Require that a flag or general officer serve as the U.S. defense attaché in Taipei;
State that the U.S. will continue to advocate for Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations; and
Express Congressional support for Taiwan's asymmetric defense strategy, regular U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, and the resumption of bilateral trade talks between the U.S. and Taiwan.

This bill does not seek to re-establish diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Taiwan — it would merely seek to have Washington treat, and engage with, Taipei as it would any other diplomatic partner. This bill specifically states that relations with Taipei should be handled in accordance with the Three Joint Comminiqués and the “One China” policy.

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