Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative Act information
United States law strengthening US-Taiwan political and commercial relations
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019
Long title
An Act to express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world.
Acronyms (colloquial)
TAIPEI Act
Enacted by
the 116th United States Congress
Effective
March 26, 2020
Citations
Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 116–135 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large
134 Stat. 278
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.1678 by Cory Gardner (R-CO) on May 23, 2019
Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs, House Ways and Means, Senate Foreign Relations
Passed the Senate on October 29, 2019 (unanimous consent)
Passed the House on March 4, 2020 (415–0) with amendment
Senate agreed to House amendment on March 11, 2020 (unanimous consent)
Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 26, 2020
The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (TAIPEI Act; Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 116–135 (text) (PDF), 134 Stat. 278, enacted March 26, 2020; S. 1678) is an Act of the United States Congress. It aims to increase the scope of US relations with Taiwan and encourage other nations and international organizations to strengthen their official and unofficial ties with the island nation.[1]
The law is considered a further upgrade to Taiwan–United States relations[2] after passing the Taiwan Travel Act in 2018 and was passed at a time in which the People's Republic of China was engaged in a campaign to restrict the diplomatic space of Taiwan.
^Hsu, Stacy; Huang, Frances; Chen, Christie; Lin, Ko (March 27, 2020). "Trump signs TAIPEI Act into law". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^Ben, Blanchard; Tian, Yew Lun (March 26, 2020). "U.S. increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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