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Senate Taiwan Caucus

The bipartisan United States Senate Taiwan Caucus focuses exclusively on improving American-Taiwanese relations. It currently has 33 members in the 117th congress. Its counterpart in the House is the Congressional Taiwan Caucus.

History

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The Caucus was established on September 17, 2003. Founding members of the caucus are: Senators George Allen (R-VA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Kit Bond (R-MO), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK).[1][2] By November 2003 the caucus had 18 members, including Tom Daschle and Trent Lott.[3] The Senate Taiwan caucus had 24 members in 2011, and was active in applying pressure to uphold Taiwanese interests during Hu Jintao's visit to the US in that year.[4]

Members

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There is no official source available to the public regarding the accurate list of the caucus. According to public information including news reports, this membership information is as of 2023.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FAPA - Important Issues - Senate Taiwan Caucus". Fapa.org.
  2. ^ "FAPA - News Release". Fapa.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ Young, Alexander K. (21 November 2003). "Chen winning back respect for Taiwan's position". www.Japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ Rogin, Josh. "Senate Taiwan Caucus resurfaces in time for Hu visit". www.foreignpolicy.com. Foreign Policy. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Senate Taiwan Caucus (118th)". Formosan Association for Public Affairs. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ^ "Chairman of Taiwan Caucus to head U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee - Politics - FocusTaiwan Mobile - CNA English News". M.focustaiwan.tw.
  7. ^ "President Tsai meets US congressional delegation led by Senate Taiwan Caucus Co-Chair James Inhofe". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
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