United States law allowing official high-level relations between the U.S. and Taiwanese governments
Taiwan Travel Act
Long title
An act to encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)
TTA
Enacted by
the 115th United States Congress
Effective
March 16, 2018
Citations
Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–135 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 535 by Steve Chabot (R-OH) on January 13, 2017
Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations
Passed the House on January 9, 2018 (Voice vote)
Passed the Senate on February 28, 2018 (Unanimous consent)
Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 16, 2018
The Taiwan Travel Act (H.R. 535, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–135 (text) (PDF)) is an Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28, 2018, it was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 16, 2018.[1] As a follow-up to the Taiwan Relations Act, the bill allows high-level officials of the United States to visit Taiwan and vice versa.
The law is considered a substantial upgrade to Taiwan–United States relations, removing previous restrictions on travels for the officials. As such, the law was harshly criticized by the government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing (which had formally protested the bill through ambassador Cui Tiankai, demanding it not pass) for violating the One-China principle, which holds Taiwan is an inalienable sovereign part of China.
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